The paper “Whale Conservation and Management: A Future for the IWC” outlines a strategy to advance the improvement and modernisation of the International Whaling Commission (IWC).
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When whales beach themselves, they can die simply from the crushing weight of their own bodies or from overheating due to their blubber, which is needed for insulation in cold ocean waters. What causes these often fatal incidents?
The planet’s last river-dwelling finless porpoises are dying in part due to exposure to insecticides and mercury in China, a new study says. Nation
WHALE and dolphin watchers are puzzled and alarmed at an unprecedented spike in the number of deep-water species being stranded and found dead on Irish beaches in the last 14 weeks.
As numbers have risen, there is now serious concern as to what has caused the unprecedented increase in beaked and pilot whale strandings on the Irish and UK coast. The principle species involved are Cuvier’s beaked whales Ziphius cavirostris, pilot whales Globicephala melas and Sowerby’s beaked whales Mesoplodon bidens. Between 1 January and 17 April
Who has “won” the battle between the Japanese whalers and the environmentalists who set out to disrupt their hunt? BBC
The Royal Navy has denied sonar noise from warships caused whales to strand themselves on beaches. BBC
On Tuesday 15 April, a common dolphin live-stranded in Ventry, Co. Kerry. Local IWDG contact Nick Massett tells the story.
Two men who swam in the sea with a dolphin after a night out have been found guilty of harassing the animal. BBC
Two men who swam in the sea with a dolphin after a night out have been found guilty of harassing the animal. BBC