Report V, 17/01/11 PM Faith Wilson and Christian Osthoff drove down from Wicklow this afternoon to see if they could observe this whale from land. The short answer was yes, they did find it between 15:05-16:30, about 2 miles out towards the Blackwater Bank Bouy. Their sighting confirms it to be another humpback whale. The
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2010 was a record year for cetacean recording in Ireland with 1,788 cetacean (and basking shark) records received, validated and collated by IWDG. These sightings are as always fully interrogable on our website’s “advanced search” facility, where you can track either the very latest sightings or you can analyse in detail all historic records either
2010 was a record year for cetacean recording in Ireland with 1,788 cetacean (and basking shark) records received, validated and collated by IWDG. These sightings are as always fully interrogable on our website’s “advanced search” facility, where you can track either the very latest sightings or you can analyse in detail all historic records either
The IWDG have just successfully ran a workshop on the post-mortem examination of stranded cetaceans, in collaboration with Veterinary Ireland. The IWDG have long advocated that the post-mortem examination of stranded cetaceans should be carried out by veterinary pathologists to determine their cause of death and provide samples for life-history studies. In 1991, the IWDG
The IWDG have just successfully ran a workshop on the post-mortem examination of stranded cetaceans, in collaboration with Veterinary Ireland. The IWDG have long advocated that the post-mortem examination of stranded cetaceans should be carried out by veterinary pathologists to determine their cause of death and provide samples for life-history studies. In 1991, the IWDG
Twelve eager IWDG members left the quay in Dunmore East at dawn on a cold but calm December morning last Saturday 11 December. The aim of the trip was to take photo ID and biopsy samples of the fin whales which have been seen close inshore in the area over the past few weeks. Martin
Twelve eager IWDG members left the quay in Dunmore East at dawn on a cold but calm December morning last Saturday 11 December. The aim of the trip was to take photo ID and biopsy samples of the fin whales which have been seen close inshore in the area over the past few weeks. Martin
The flow of sighting reports to IWDG in the past month suggest that if it’s large whales you’re after then Waterford is probably the best place to be. This weekend, Saturday in particular is looking like the weather conditions should be favourable for a boat trip out to view them. Of the last 28 validated
The flow of sighting reports to IWDG in the past month suggest that if it’s large whales you’re after then Waterford is probably the best place to be. This weekend, Saturday in particular is looking like the weather conditions should be favourable for a boat trip out to view them. Of the last 28 validated
Airman Dermot Molloy of the Aircorps Photographic Section, Irish Air Corps, took stunning images of fin whales, the second largest animals on our planet, 133 miless northwest of Donegal last week. Two whales were sighted in calm seas at 55˚52′ N, 11˚27′ W northwest of Donegal on 23 November 2010. The light conditins were excellent