Following the publication of the recent IWDG newsletter, the IWDG have received generous praise and accolades about its work. But who are the IWDG? Faith Wilson is the Editor of IWDG News. This is its 26th edition since it was first produced in December 1990, on formation of the IWDG. This edition was greatly assisted
Yearly Archives: 2006
Marine experts are winding down a monitoring operation, after reports a dolphin returned to a Cumbrian harbour from where it had earlier been rescued. BBC
Greenpeace activists will shift their focus to protest against pirate fishing off Africa’s west coast following two months battling Japanese whalers, the group said on Wednesday.
A dolphin has returned to a Cumbrian harbour from where it had to be rescued earlier this week. BBC
A dolphin which had been trapped in Maryport Marina for almost a month has been set free by rescuers. BBC
South Africa has detained an anti-whaling ship and its captain in Cape Town harbour over safety concerns after the Canadian vessel spent weeks harassing Japanese whalers in Antarctic waters.
A whale that made world headlines when it swam up the River Thames into central London last week died of several factors including dehydration, scientists who conducted a post-mortem said on Wednesday.
Update The animal invoved in Monday’s rescue bid was found dead by Mrs Pauline Delahunt on the 26th January on Magherabeg beach to the north of Brittas Bay. The dolphin was confirmed as the same animal by distinctive scars on its body. We can now confirm that the animal was a male and was a
Greenpeace said on Friday that its two vessels shadowing the Japanese whaling fleet in the icy Southern Ocean were ending their protests because their fuel and food were running short.
Marine experts who failed to rescue a whale stranded in London’s Thames River said on Sunday they hoped worldwide public interest in its fate would promote conservation of the endangered species.