Thrilling sight of northern bottlenose whale off Dorset coast (From Bournemouth Echo)

Thrilling sight of northern bottlenose whale off Dorset coast

9:23am Thursday 17th September 2009 in

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HE’S Dorset’s newest tourist attraction – but visitors have wisely been keeping their distance from the whale that has spent the last few days swimming off the resort’s coast.

As reported in the Daily Echo on Wednesday, the northern bottlenose whale has been seen between Bournemouth Pier and Branksome over the last five days. The whale has been nicknamed Gilbert after the RNLI lifeguard who took his first picture.

Conservationists, who don’t know whether Gilbert is unwell, have warned people against approaching him, saying it could cause him distress or harm.

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