Have there been any recent sightings at an effort watch site near you ? The IWDG database now contains a total of 1754 watches carried out from 93 sites distributed throughout the island of Ireland. The total number of hours watched now exceeds 2689. Watch sites are presented both as a map and a table
Yearly Archives: 2006
This morning the Greenpeace ship the Arctic Sunrise was deliberately rammed and damaged by the Nisshin Maru, the factory ship of the Japanese whaling fleet.
Protected ocean areas are needed to save deep-sea fish which have been driven to near extinction by commercial fishing, scientists said on Wednesday. Plane
Just a short note to alert whale watchers to some potentially excellent whale activity off the Waterford/Wexford coast at present. An effort watch on 3rd Jan by IWDG members from Ram Head, Ardmore, Co. Waterford produced c100 common dolphins, harbour porpoises and up to 3 fin whales to the West towards the Knockadoon Head, Youghal
Dozens of stranded pilot whales have been shot dead in New Zealand to end their suffering when it was ruled too difficult to get them back in the sea. BBC
The Irish Whale and Dolphin Group (IWDG) was established in December 1990 and is an All-Ireland group dedicated to the conservation and better understanding of cetaceans (whales, dolphins and porpoises) in Irish waters through study, education and interpretation In December 1999, the IWDG was granted charitable status (CHY 11163) by the Revenue Commission and became