Update 30/11/10 The whale was euthanased on Friday night (26 Nov) and due to concerns about the drugs used affecting other wildlife, the carcass was removed by Kerry Co. Co. for safe disposal. Live strandings of whale and dolphins are an emotive subject – it can be difficult to watch a live-stranded cetacean without feeling
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As the fin whales seem to have temporarily left their more traditional November habitat in West Cork reports have steadily been coming in of large whale activity both to the east and west of Hook Head. For several weeks I had been trying to organize a trip out with RTE radios Seascape presenter Marcus Connaughton
As the fin whales seem to have temporarily left their more traditional November habitat in West Cork reports have steadily been coming in of large whale activity both to the east and west of Hook Head. For several weeks I had been trying to organize a trip out with RTE radios Seascape presenter Marcus Connaughton
23rd November UPDATE With twenty seven pilot whale carcasses remaining on Rutland Island, there had been some concerns raised locally about how the bodies would be disposed of. Following meetings between Donegal County Council, local people and other stakeholders, it was decided that the carcasses would be removed from the island and transported to a
23rd November UPDATE With twenty seven pilot whale carcasses remaining on Rutland Island, there had been some concerns raised locally about how the bodies would be disposed of. Following meetings between Donegal County Council, local people and other stakeholders, it was decided that the carcasses would be removed from the island and transported to a
Braving frequent westerly squalls and moderate sea conditions, 18 hardy IWDG members gathered in Rosscarbery, West Cork for our 1st winter whale watching weekend of 2010. Participants met on Friday evening at the Celtic Ross Hotel, our base for the weekend, for the first of the weekend’s two indoor presentations delivered by IWDG Sightings Co-ordinator,
Braving frequent westerly squalls and moderate sea conditions, 18 hardy IWDG members gathered in Rosscarbery, West Cork for our 1st winter whale watching weekend of 2010. Participants met on Friday evening at the Celtic Ross Hotel, our base for the weekend, for the first of the weekend’s two indoor presentations delivered by IWDG Sightings Co-ordinator,
The day began with a call from Clonakilty Garda station to say that they had received a report of a stranded dolphin at Long strand, Nr. Ownahincha. Before long the phone was ringing off the wall with calls from others within the IWDG’s network of local observers. It seemed that the dolphin, identified as a
The day began with a call from Clonakilty Garda station to say that they had received a report of a stranded dolphin at Long strand, Nr. Ownahincha. Before long the phone was ringing off the wall with calls from others within the IWDG’s network of local observers. It seemed that the dolphin, identified as a
The Irish Whale and Dolphin Group began their foray into social networking approximately a year ago with the establishment of a facebook page. As we mark the anniversary of its establishment we sit on the verge of reaching the landmark of 1,000 likes’. To the non-facebookers out there this means that we now have 1,000