An early morning message from Gemma O’Connor, IWDG Live Stranding Coordinator, just before 9am alerted us once again to an estimated 8 dolphins circling on a dropping tide in Ballyvaughan, Co. Clare. Having assisted with a previous mass live stranding at the same location before Christmas, we were familiar with the terrain and felt well
With the recent announcement of 23 new Ministers of State, the final makeup of the new government is now apparent. These Junior Ministers will join the cabinet already announced, and all are responsible for delivering the Programme for Government (PfG) over the coming five years. In a time of unprecedented concern for the environment the
Strandings Overview for 2023 In September 2023, the National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) requested that IWDG include sea turtles as part of its remit. Although IWDG regularly logs sea turtle strandings in our database, volunteers were not previously asked to attend these events to collect additional data. We have now developed a sea turtle
Láthair: CECAS, Ionad Sármhaitheasa um Ghníomhú Comhshaoil & Inbhuanaitheachta Áit: Myross Wood House, An Léim, Co. Chorcaí, P81 Y192 Dátaí: 24-26 Bealtaine / 20-22 Meán Fómhair, 2024 Fillfidh an IWDG ar Ionad álainn CECAS sa Léim in Iarthar Chorcaí, don 3ú Sraith Samhraidh dá chuid cúrsaí deireadh seachtaine. An bhfuil tú ag iarraidh
The Irish Whale and Dolphin Group (IWDG) with assistance from Vanishing Point (VP) is pleased to announce that we will be holding a Passive Acoustic Monitoring (PAM) course from April 4 to 9 inclusive on the Beara Peninsula. Classes will be held on the pier in Castletownbere and practical recording sessions will include a short
Tá áthas ar an IWDG a bheith ina chomhpháirtí i dtionscadal nua atá maoinithe ag Fís 2020 de chuid an AE a bhfuil sé mar aidhm aige tionóiscí loingseoireachta a mhaolú lena n-áirítear tuairteanna le mamaigh mhara. Cuirfear é sin i bhfeidhm trí chabhrú le loingseoirí jab níos fearr ná a dhéantar faoi láthair a
The IWDG are collaborating with our colleagues BiosCV on Boavista in Cabo Verde on a new project to try and capture the range of vocalisations (singing) by humpback whales on these tropical humpback whale breeding grounds. Photo-id of humpback whales in Cabo Verde has revealed matches between Ireland and Cabo Verde (see https://iwdg.ie/2nd-irish-humpback-match-to-the-cape-verdes/) showing we
Tá áthas ar Ghrúpa Faire na Míolta Móra agus na nDeilfeanna (IWDG) ár nAip Tuairiscithe i gcomhair gléasanna móibíleacha a fhógairt. Tar éis don IWDG a bheith i mbun deartha, feidhmithe agus tástála gan staon ar feadh bliana beidh an uirlis taifeadta bhitheolaíochta chumhachtach sin á seoladh ar an 22 Bealtaine chun teacht le Seachtain