The whale which lost its way and became stranded in the river Thames in January, was suffering from arthritis, scientists examining its remains said. BBC

The carcasses of two whales that died on the Lincolnshire coast have been removed from the beach near Skegness. BBC

Lax European Union policies play a leading role in depleting shark numbers not just in European waters but around the world, a report said on Wednesday. Pl

Most likely to be fin whales, they have been observed blowing from Galley Head, Co. Cork and Slea Head, Co. Kerry on 23rd and 24th August. Updates on the Kerry activity below.

South American “Red Devil” squid found off Alaska and jellyfish plaguing the Mediterranean may point to vast disruptions in the seas linked to global warming, pollution or over-fishing, experts say.

IWDG received a report today, 21 Aug, about a common dolphin which live-stranded at Sandycove, near Kinsale, Co. Cork

Norwegian whalers harpooned only half their quota of 1,052 minke whales in 2006, prompting hunt opponents to say that Norwegian demand for eating the meat had sunk.

Despite the absence of whale activity in the waters off Cape Clear, course participants enjoyed several close harbour porpoise encounters and a nice run with common dolphins during the pelagic trip.

We were contacted by IWDG committee member Faith Wilson who has just seen a minimum of three large baleen whales blowing in outer Donegal Bay area from St. John’s Point. At c14:00 Faith Wilson and local NPWS Conservation Ranger, Emer Magee initially were watching a minke whale from St. John’s Point lighthouse, when Emer picked

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A ferocious-looking fossil with sharp teeth found in Australia shows that ancestors of today’s toothless blue whales were not all “gentle giants”, a report said on Wednesday.