Tallie Brazier, a 22-year old intern at the Sea Watch Foundation, who tragically passed away in a car accident in April, has had two dolphins named after her. The dolphins, a mother and calf, are currently being spotted in Cardigan Bay by wildlife enthusiasts. Brazier was interning at the Sea Watch Foundation in Ceredigion when she discovered the adult dolphin. The only semi-resident population of bottlenose dolphins in Wales live in Cardigan Bay, which is monitored by the project.
Tallie’s mother, Adele Nightingale, expressed her gratitude for the heartwarming gesture of naming the dolphins after her daughter, whom she said had a deep love for marine life since childhood. Nightingale recalled that Brazier’s fascination with sea life began after watching Finding Nemo as a toddler. Later, in junior school, she had decided she wanted to work with dolphins and started scuba diving at the age of eight. Brazier’s passion for sea life earned her a degree in Marine Biology with Vertebrate Zoology at Bangor University last year. The young biologist was due to return to the university this month to begin her Master’s in Marine Predator Ecology.
Following her daughter’s tragic death, Nightingale shared that the love and respect for her daughter from the town of Oswestry, Bangor University, the football club Tallie played for as a young girl, and the Sea Watch Foundation had brought her solace. In lieu of flowers, the family asked mourners to donate to Sea Watch, resulting in the establishment of the Tallie Brazier Scholarship. The Tallie Brazier Cup, set up by the football club, further raised funds for the scholarship, which has since enabled the foundation to fund an intern.
Nightingale said that talking to family, colleagues, and friends had helped her cope with the grief. She desires to keep her daughter’s memory alive and raise awareness about the importance of marine conservation. Naming the dolphins after Tallie is an excellent way to honour and pay tribute to her daughter’s love for wildlife, said Nightingale
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