Report 2, Wed. 4th Feb 2009 12:00 Tony Murray, NPWS conservation ranger has measured the whale at between 15-17m, which would put it within the 50-60ft range. For those considering travelling to see it, it is 2.5km south of Morris Castle at Grid Ref T19294 40950. . Report 1, Tues. 3rd Feb 2009 Three weeks
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Under the EU Habitats Directive, Member States are required to provide strict protection to all species of cetacean (all on Annex IV) within the Irish EEZ. For species on Annex II, Member States are also required to designate Special Areas of Conservation (SAC). This includes the harbour porpoise and bottlenose dolphin. To date, two sites
Survey Ended: January Patrol Area: East, South, Southwest and West Coasts Agency: Naval Service Ship: L.E. Niamh Observer: Dave Wall ______________________________________ Jan 29th 2009 Last day at sea spent south of Cork. Though we headed out to the Labadie bank a developing gale brought matters to a close and we surfed back towards Cobh in
New equipment which tests hearing loss in live stranded cetaceans may be useful in assessing their survival chances.
While not attracting the huge publicity of the recent fin whale stranding in Courtmacsherry, the IWDG received a report today (21 Jan) of a stranded pygmy sperm whale Kogia breviceps. The whale stranded dead and in poor condition on 17 January near Sneem in Co. Kerry. This little known animal has never been recorded live
Update 23/01/09 Dan Crowley of Cork County Council has just informed the IWDG that 28.68 tonnes of whale were removed for incineration in Waterford. Obviously the whale was much heavier with fluid loss and the weight of the skeleton also to be considered. The cost to Cork County Council of removing this whale is in
IWDG are holding a whale watch day at 09.30 on Saturday 7th February at Portmuck, Islandmagee, Co. Antrim.
President George W. Bush has announced strong new protections for a vast area of the central Pacific Ocean that includes nine distinct tropical coral islands and their surrounding waters.
The Brazilian government has decreed that the whole Brazilian coastline has become a sanctuary for whales and dolphins. Wildlife Extra
Australia has rejected a Japanese request to block anti-whaling activists from re-supplying, saying Thursday their ship would be allowed to dock at an Australian port before returning to harass whalers in the Southern Ocean.