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⚠️ GRAPHIC CONTENT A male northern bottlenose whale live stranded on the 12th of November in Allihies, Co. Cork, and died within around 30 minutes. The animal was examined on site under our Deep Diving and Rare species Investigation Program (DDRIP). A notable finding was a severe infestation of parasitic worms throughout the kidneys - this would have most likely put a serious burden on this animal.Two days later, another northern bottlenose whale was reported in Glengarriff, Bantry Bay. It is not clear whether these animals were any of the individuals seen earlier in the year around the area. The IWDG had also received reports of a fresh male northern bottlenose whale in Ballymacormick Point, Co. Down in August. You can support our DDRIP research by donating to our Go Fund Me page here : gofund.me/684ca145📸 Fresh live stranded northern bottlenose, Allihies, Co. Cork. Charlie O.📸 Decomposed northern bottlenose whale, Glengarriff, Co. Cork. Donovan L. ... See MoreSee Less
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It's #GivingTuesday in Ireland today. A day dedicated to supporting a cause you care about or doing something good for your community.The Irish Whale and Dolphin Group is a non-governmental organization that promotes a better understanding of #cetaceans and their habitats in #irish waters through education and research. We operate an All-Ireland Sighting and Stranding Scheme and maintain a stranding network of trained volunteers. Throughout the last three decades, these schemes have actively built an unrivalled dataset, which is crucial to further our understanding of these unique animals.With limited resources, we are doing what we can to make Irish waters a better place for #whales and #dolphins, but your support can help us accomplish so much more.Adopt a #humpbackwhale or a Shannon #bottlenosedolphin on this @GivingTuesdayIE to help us continue our work of monitoring and protecting species of whales, dolphins and #porpoises that inhabit our waters.🐋 Become a member or donate at iwdg.ie/shop/.🐬 ... See MoreSee Less
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