3 February 2015 A post mortem examination of the killer whale was carried out on Sunday in a local council yard. A team from the IWDG and the Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology were joined by a team from UCC and all eight “butchers” were needed to examine this whale. The cutting up of the whale
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3 February 2015 A post mortem examination of the killer whale was carried out on Sunday in a local council yard. A team from the IWDG and the Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology were joined by a team from UCC and all eight “butchers” were needed to examine this whale. The cutting up of the whale
A 5m female killer whale was found yesterday, 30 January, at Saleen, near Tramore, Co. Waterford. The animal was in very fresh condition and all her teeth were very worn – this may have resulted in her death perhaps from malnutrition or infection. This is the 15th stranding for this species on the IWDG cetacean
We have just been informed that the turtle died this morning (Tuesday) Amanda Doherty, Secretary of Donegal IWDG recounts the story of the finding of Columba the Turtle: Long standing IWDG member, Gareth Doherty and main driver behind the new IWDG local group in Donegal received a phone call at about 13:00 on Saturday 24
We have just been informed that the turtle died this morning (Tuesday) Amanda Doherty, Secretary of Donegal IWDG recounts the story of the finding of Columba the Turtle: Long standing IWDG member, Gareth Doherty and main driver behind the new IWDG local group in Donegal received a phone call at about 13:00 on Saturday 24
Amanda Doherty, Secretary of Donegal IWDG recounts the story of the finding of Columba the Turtle: Long standing IWDG member, Gareth Doherty and main driver behind the new IWDG local group in Donegal received a phone call at about 13:00 on Saturday 24 January from a very worried lady, Grainne. Her concerns were for a
Amanda Doherty, Secretary of Donegal IWDG recounts the story of the finding of Columba the Turtle: Long standing IWDG member, Gareth Doherty and main driver behind the new IWDG local group in Donegal received a phone call at about 13:00 on Saturday 24 January from a very worried lady, Grainne. Her concerns were for a
We still know very little about ‘our’ humpback whales in Ireland, once they leave our coastal waters. Where do they go to breed? Is Ireland their main feeding ground? Do they mix with other populations elsewhere? Answers to all of these questions are needed to inform necessary conservation measures for protecting humpback whales, which continue
We still know very little about ‘our’ humpback whales in Ireland, once they leave our coastal waters. Where do they go to breed? Is Ireland their main feeding ground? Do they mix with other populations elsewhere? Answers to all of these questions are needed to inform necessary conservation measures for protecting humpback whales, which continue
The world's second largest supertrawler, the Margiris is currently fishing in waters north of Mayo and west of Donegal. At 143m long, this vessel has the capacity to fish using enormous trawl nets and IWDG are concerned at the possibility of interraction between nets such as these and cetaceans, particularly common dolphins. The Irish Fish