One of the largest nursery grounds of the blue whale is threatened by the expansion of the global salmon farming industry, a prize-winning conservationist warned yesterday.
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One of the largest nursery grounds of the blue whale is threatened by the expansion of the global salmon farming industry, a prize-winning conservationist warned yesterday.
For years he had heard fishermen’s tales of killer whales (or orcas) coming to Port Elizabeth to hunt for dolphins, and decided to carry out his own research to find out if the rumours were true.
A one day training course on cetacean identification and recording will be held on 21st June 2008 and is now open for booking.
Iceland’s government said on Monday it would allow 40 minke whales to be hunted, ending a temporary halt to a practice which has angered conservationists.
A one day training course on cetacean identification and recording will be held on 21st June 2008 and is now open for booking.
Despite the mist, a whalewatch around Valentia Island, Co. Kerry led to sightings of 3 species of cetacean and 1 shark. The landbased watch began at around 3.15pm at Bray Head on Valentia Island and was attended by 13 IWDG members and friends. Christian Brene was quick off the mark to spot a Risso’s dolphin
The bones of a massive blue whale that died 20 years ago off Prince Edward Island are being laid bare in a unique project to preserve one of the largest creatures ever to live on Earth.
Despite the mist, a whalewatch around Valentia Island, Co. Kerry led to sightings of 3 species of cetacean and 1 shark. The landbased watch began at around 3.15pm at Bray Head on Valentia Island and was attended by 13 IWDG members and friends. Christian Brene was quick off the mark to spot a Risso’s dolphin
IWDG received some amazing images from photographer Michael Herrmann of around 10 basking sharks seen in St. Finan’s Bay, Co. Kerry on 15th May including images of a basking shark breaching! The easterly winds recently have led to some great sea conditions on the south west coast for whale watching and indeed shark watching, as