Rescuers guided eight distressed dolphins back into open water on Tuesday, a week after several of the animals became stranded in a shallow cove off Long Island, New York.
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On 11 January 2007 the European Court of Justice (ECJ) has ruled that Ireland has failed to implement the Habitats Directive with regard to cetaceans. All cetaceans are on Annex IV of the Habitats Directive and entitled to strict protection. Background On 18 October 2002, following complaints, the Commission sent Ireland a letter of formal
President George W. Bush on Friday signed legislation aimed at preventing overfishing in US waters. Planet Ark
A total of 145 records of stranded cetaceans were reported to the IWDG during 2006 – which is the highest annual total since records began. A list of all stranding records from the IWDG have recently been submitted to the Irish Naturalists’ Journal for publication. At least 15 species were identified including the first sei
A sailor whose yacht was destroyed by a humpback whale off New Zealand said he had got a good “vibe” from the giant mammal and thought it was trying to say sorry, local media said on Wednesday.
Some 100 tonnes of whale meat is sitting unsold in Icelandic freezers three months after Reykjavik sparked global ire by resuming commercial hunts, a top whaler said on Wednesday.
Scientists are struggling to explain the stranding of 31 dolphins and a pilot whale off the coast of Massachusetts since the start of the year, including some found with brain deformities or chronic diseases.
Arriving at Ram Head at 10.15 this morning 10/01/07, I spotted my first whale of the day within 10 minutes. From the height of the blow alone, I immediately identified this animal as a fin whale, and a large one at that. However, due to the 2metre swell, I was unable to catch sight of
Climate change is disturbing the food supply of the harbour porpoise, one of Britain’s sea mammals, research shows. BBC
Generally thought of as pretty dull in their repertoire of behaviour there have been some recent observations of Porpoise putting on a show that have livened whale watches up north.