While not attracting the huge publicity of the recent fin whale stranding in Courtmacsherry, the IWDG received a report today (21 Jan) of a stranded pygmy sperm whale Kogia breviceps. The whale stranded dead and in poor condition on 17 January near Sneem in Co. Kerry. This little known animal has never been recorded live
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Update 23/01/09 Dan Crowley of Cork County Council has just informed the IWDG that 28.68 tonnes of whale were removed for incineration in Waterford. Obviously the whale was much heavier with fluid loss and the weight of the skeleton also to be considered. The cost to Cork County Council of removing this whale is in
IWDG are holding a whale watch day at 09.30 on Saturday 7th February at Portmuck, Islandmagee, Co. Antrim.
Large whale update 8 Jan 2009 Lt. Rónán Mc Laughlin of the Irish Naval Service vessel, LE Aishling has just reported sightings of c10 fin whales and 1 breaching humpback whale 9-10 miles South of Toe Head, West Cork at around 14:15 today 8th Jan. This sighting compliments the sightings from the aerial arm of
President George W. Bush has announced strong new protections for a vast area of the central Pacific Ocean that includes nine distinct tropical coral islands and their surrounding waters.
The Brazilian government has decreed that the whole Brazilian coastline has become a sanctuary for whales and dolphins. Wildlife Extra
Australia has rejected a Japanese request to block anti-whaling activists from re-supplying, saying Thursday their ship would be allowed to dock at an Australian port before returning to harass whalers in the Southern Ocean.
Australia has rejected a Japanese request to block anti-whaling activists from re-supplying, saying Thursday their ship would be allowed to dock at an Australian port before returning to harass whalers in the Southern Ocean.
The Brazilian government has decreed that the whole Brazilian coastline has become a sanctuary for whales and dolphins. Wildlife Extra
A large number of North Atlantic right whales have been seen in the Gulf of Maine, leading right whale researchers at NOAA’s Northeast Fisheries Science Center to believe they have identified a wintering ground and potentially a breeding ground for this e