Denmark has requested a quota for Greenland to kill 50 humpback whales off the coast of West Greenland under the banner of “aboriginal subsistence whaling”. Wild
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Oil and gas exploration by energy giants Exxon, BP and Rosneft is seriously threatening one of the world’s most critically endangered whales, according to a panel of top scientists in a new report.
Denmark has requested a quota for Greenland to kill 50 humpback whales off the coast of West Greenland under the banner of “aboriginal subsistence whaling”. Wild
As the first of Iceland’s whaling ships reportedly heads to sea in an attempt to harpoon up to 150 endangered fin whales, the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) is urging the Icelandic government to call off this cruel and needless slaughter now
The governments of Norway and Japan are using their taxpayers’ money to subsidize their unprofitable whaling industries, according to a first-time analysis of the economics of whaling.
Pollution in the Mekong River has pushed the local population of Irrawaddy dolphins to the brink of extinction, according to a new WWF report. Wildlife Extra
It is difficult to believe in this day in age, with all that we know about sharks’ plummeting populations, their critical role in ocean ecosystems and the minimal risk they pose to humans, that the archaic and destructive practice of installing shark nets
Report 11, 19/06/09 We’ve just received our 2nd fin whale report now, albeit from offshore waters along the western slopes of the Porcupine Bank, where Dave Wall, IWDG, has just seen c8-10 fin whales. Dave is currenly on the NUIG Climate Change Survey in the Porcupine Bank & Seabight, with NUI Galway / Marine Institute
Report 11, 19/06/09 We’ve just received our 2nd fin whale report now, albeit from offshore waters along the western slopes of the Porcupine Bank, where Dave Wall, IWDG, has just seen c8-10 fin whales. Dave is currenly on the NUIG Climate Change Survey in the Porcupine Bank & Seabight, with NUI Galway / Marine Institute
Two one-day courses are available at the end of June in Kilush, Co Clare. On 27 June an Identification and Recording Course is followed on 28 June by a Live Stranding Course. Both courses will be held at the Shannon Dolphin and Wildlife Centre in Kilrush, Co Clare with a live stranding exercise in Kilkee