The Rotary Club of Road Town along with Rotary Club of Sunrise of Road Town, Rotary Club of Tortola and Rotary Club of Central Tortola volunteered on Monday 4th July 2022 to assist with the cleaning up of the beached Pilot Whales on the eastern side of Anegada, British Virgin Islands. Together, the Rotary Clubs of the BVI along with members of the Government of the Virgin Islands, Association of Reef Keeper (ARK) , local fishermen, residents of Anegada and vast the British Virgin Islands assisted with this effort.
It was estimated that 50+ Pilot Whales were beached in Anegada. 17 pilot whales were found entangled within the prop roots within the mangrove forest and conch shell mounts that were towed out at sea. There were also another 30 to 40 pilot whales that were beached on the sand and buried.
The Rotary Clubs of the BVI came together and donated towards the fuel for vessels with the help of 7 volunteers on site. The cleanup efforts were continued on Tuesday 5th July 2022 by our very own Rotarian Kelwyn 'Kelly' Faulkner-Lindsey who was also the spearhead of this project.
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