Strandhill, Co. Sligo was the scene today for one of Ireland’s rarer cetacean strandings – a True’s beaked whale Mesoplodon mirus. The animal was reported by Gary Waters to the Irish Seal Sanctuary (ISS) this morning (20/03/09) near the steps at the seaweed baths. The ISS immediately passed on the report to IWDG as it
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eatherback turtles survived the extinction of the dinosaurs; in fact they are descendants of one of the oldest family trees in history, spanning 100 million years. But now leatherback turtles, the world’s most widely distributed reptiles, are threatened w
For the first time ever, a large whale, a North Atlantic right whale that had been severely entangled in fishing gear, has been sedated in order to make it possible for rescuers to remove 90 percent of the entanglement.
Following on from 2 recent mass stranding in Tasmania, some 80 false killer whales and bottlenose dolphins have stranded in Hamelin Bay, south-west of Margaret River.
Following on from 2 recent mass stranding in Tasmania, some 80 false killer whales and bottlenose dolphins have stranded in Hamelin Bay, south-west of Margaret River.
For the first time ever, a large whale, a North Atlantic right whale that had been severely entangled in fishing gear, has been sedated in order to make it possible for rescuers to remove 90 percent of the entanglement.
A large humpback whale has been spotted swimming close to Hong Kong’s famous harbor in what’s believed to be the first sighting of the species in the territory’s waters. Planet Ark
With much sadness we learned last week of the untimely passing of Des Mills, Bunagee, Inishowen, Co. Donegal. Des was a life long supporter of the IWDG, a dedicated marine conservationist, fisherman and fundraiser for the Lough Swilly RNLI. I first heard of Des Mills in one of his early contributions to IWDG News, Issue
A new IWDG/GMIT paper on abundance estimates and acoustic monitoring has recently been published by the Royal Irish Academy. The paper describes a survey of harbour porpoise which was carried out between July and October 2007, within the Blasket Islands candidate Special Area of Conservation (cSAC) on behalf of the National Parks and Wildlife Service.
The striped dolphin refloated by the Achill Lifeboat yesterday has restranded and died on Keem Strand, Achill Island.