Walkers on Long Strand near Galley Head were treated to close encounters on 9th April of 10-12 bottlenose dolphins, foraging within meters of the shore.
Yearly Archives: 2006
China plans to set up its first reserve for the endangered white dolphin off the coast of the southern city of Zhuhai in the southern Guangdong province, the official Xinhua news agency reported on Sunday.
A high-speed Japanese ferry has collided with what is thought to be a whale, leaving 49 people injured – 13 in a serious condition. BBC
More than 2,000 endangered Olive Ridley turtles have washed ashore dead in eastern India over the past three months, environmental pressure group Greenpeace said on Tuesday, blaming illegal fishing.
Environmentalists in Japan are claiming a rare victory after five key private companies quit the whaling business following a pressure campaign. BBC<
A 10-metre (33-feet) humpback has been spotted off the Polish coast of the Baltic Sea and scientists said it was the first appearance of a whale there in nearly three decades.
Tests of blood and urine, sampling of stomach contents and checks for damage caused by sonar have all left scientists puzzled by a mass stranding of whales off the North Carolina Coast last year.
A tiny island nation in the Pacific Ocean has created the world’s third-largest marine reserve, as global efforts to preserve biodiversity widen to include everything from insects to fish to forests.
A lethal algal bloom dubbed “Red Tide” by scientists caused a mysterious mass die-off of sea turtles on the Pacific shores of El Salvador, a US conservation group said on Friday. “A ‘Red Tide’ event that occurred off the coast of El Salvador late last year directly caused the deaths of some 200 sea turtles,”
As I write this final update we are moored alongside the small, single pontoon in Mindelo on Sao Vicente. This is where we picked up RV Adrianna, our research vessel and home for the last 4 weeks, and it is here that we end our adventure. Over the final 4 days we have been searching