Fears For Large Whale Lost In Bay
By Matt J. Weiss, August 4, 2008 @ 02:00 AM (EST)
Source: News.bbc.co.uk
The Whale and Dolphin Conservation Society (WDCS) has been monitoring the mammal. It has been swimming in circles around Avoch Bay, at the Black Isle.
Local officer Charlie Phillips told the BBC Scotland News website the whale swam under the boat he was on.
He said: "We got a good idea then what size it is - it must be about 45ft..."
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