A man convicted of recklessly harassing a school of dolphins while on a jet ski has been fined £500. BBC
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Report 13: 4/12/07 Neil Deasy reports a sighting from the east side of the Old Head of Kinsale, Co. Cork, of what are likely to be upwards of 6 fin whales between 09:00-14:00 yesterday 3rd Dec. This is indeed an important record, as it is our first evidence this year that the fin whales have
Wildlife experts have expressed fears that a friendly bottlenose dolphin that has been swimming off the Kent coast for the past year may have died. BBC
A minke whale that had strayed deep into the Amazon rainforest has been found dead. Guardian.co.uk
A minke whale that had strayed deep into the Amazon rainforest has been found dead. Guardian.co.uk
As the Japanese government embark on a new programme of scientific whaling the IWDG condemns this research programme as unacceptable and calls for it to be suspended immediately. Cetaceans (whales, dolphins and porpoise) are mobile species and are not under the sole ownership or responsibility of any single state. These species do not respect national
Report 9: 21/11/07 Colin Barnes reports the fin whales still very close inshore in Toe Head area today, with a minimum of 4 fin whales and 6+ minkes. His observations suggest they are not feeding, although there are still large aggregations of seabirds in the area. Report 8: 18/11/07 Despite inclement weather, Colin Barnes reports
As the Japanese government embark on a new programme of scientific whaling the IWDG condemns this research programme as unacceptable and calls for it to be suspended immediately. Cetaceans (whales, dolphins and porpoise) are mobile species and are not under the sole ownership or responsibility of any single state. These species do not respect national
Report III, 20/11/07 Wouter Jan Strietman reports that the Irish/Dutch Juvenile Humpback whale has been very active today in the Ijmuiden area of the North Sea. For the very latest images of this young and highly mobile whale, Click Here (click once for a larger version, then click once again to get an even larger
The US has added its voice to international criticism of Japan’s largest-ever whaling expedition. BBC