A female common dolphin live stranded at Rosdoonstown Beach, near Carnsore, Co. Wexford last Saturday (9 Feb). It was discovered by local man Tom Pearman on his daily walk on the beach. Tom alerted Mac from the IWDG, and with the aid of the Carne Coastguard volunteers, we attempted to re-float the animal at the
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Norway has set a commercial whaling quota of 1,052 minke whales in 2008, unchanged from last year, drawing criticism from environmental groups pressuring Oslo to call off its hunts.
The EU repeated a call on Friday for members to adopt a unified stance on whaling, saying images released by Australia of whales being killed in Antarctica showed the reality of Japanese hunting.
Australia will continue to photograph Japan’s whaling fleet in the Southern Ocean, Prime Minister Kevin Rudd said on Sunday, despite Japan’s warning of a diplomatic protest over Australia’s tough anti-whaling stance.
Australia will continue to photograph Japan’s whaling fleet in the Southern Ocean, Prime Minister Kevin Rudd said on Sunday, despite Japan’s warning of a diplomatic protest over Australia’s tough anti-whaling stance.
The EU repeated a call on Friday for members to adopt a unified stance on whaling, saying images released by Australia of whales being killed in Antarctica showed the reality of Japanese hunting.
Norway has set a commercial whaling quota of 1,052 minke whales in 2008, unchanged from last year, drawing criticism from environmental groups pressuring Oslo to call off its hunts.
During an effort watch from Ram Head, Ardmore today Andrew Malcolm sees at least one fin whale in West Waterford/East Cork.
President George W. Bush should not have exempted the Navy from obeying laws intended to protect endangered whales and other marine mammals by curbing the use of sonar off the California coast, a federal judge ruled on Monday.
The trial has begun of two men accused of disturbing a dolphin off the east Kent coast. BBC