Advocate-General Leger of the European Court of Justice delivered his preliminary opinion in the case taken by the European Commission against Ireland in April 2005 that there was no protection under Irish law for certain listed species that are not ‘native’ to Ireland, as required by the 1992 EU Habitats Directive. Among the species highlighted
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This weekends IWDG whale watching course on Cape Clear Island was the 3rd and final weekend course of 2006. Course participants were treated to a number of sightings, some distant but one truly memorable close-up encounter. Met Eireann gave us very little cause for optimism, but as is always the case when heading out to
For the past nine years Nan and her seasonal team of whale researchers have been out on the water studying the behaviour and movement of the humpback whales that migrate past the Cook Islands each year.
Report 7: 15/09/2006 This afternoon the Irish Lights vessel MV Graineuaile successfully towed the stranded sperm whale off the sand bank. They aim to tow the carcass offshore and sink it. Attempts were made by Sligo County Council Heritage and Environmental Awareness Officer to secure the lower jaw or skull for the new Sligo Museum
Iceland is resuming whale meat exports after a gap of more than 15 years with sales to the Faroe Islands despite objections from environmentalists that the shipments undermine a global trade ban.
A young female bottlenose dolphin was live stranded on 8 September after local people watched her breaching and chasing fish for six hours the previous evening. The dolphin was observed following fish into bay and breaching from 15.00-21.00 by Nick Scott and Micheline Sheey-Skeffington on the 7 September. They were distressed to find the dolphin
The whale which lost its way and became stranded in the river Thames in January, was suffering from arthritis, scientists examining its remains said. BBC
The carcasses of two whales that died on the Lincolnshire coast have been removed from the beach near Skegness. BBC
Lax European Union policies play a leading role in depleting shark numbers not just in European waters but around the world, a report said on Wednesday. Pl
Most likely to be fin whales, they have been observed blowing from Galley Head, Co. Cork and Slea Head, Co. Kerry on 23rd and 24th August. Updates on the Kerry activity below.