The change from the low pressure Atlantic weather systems, which resulted in the recent drought in cetacean sightings, has thankfully ended, as high pressure becomes established.
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A third pilot whale in less than a week has been reported this Sunday 13th November stranded along the south coast, this time in Wexford. IWDG Director Kevin “Mac” McCormick has just reported a pilot whale in poor condition at Carne, Co Wexford. Any strandings, with images, should be reported to IWDG immediately to establish
On Fri. 11th Nov 2005 a 2nd dead pilot whale was reported to IWDG as washed up on White Strand, Garretstown, Co. Cork. Is this a statistically freak incident, or are the two incidents related?
A Japanese whaling fleet set out for the Antarctic on Tuesday on its first hunt after the country doubled its target catch — a move condemned by anti-whaling nations.
Local NPWS ranger, Tony Murray answered a call from Carne coastguard and found a live stranded, female Common dolphin.
The report from John Kilcullen, Enniscrone, was of a medium sized whale that is most likely to be one of the rarely seen beaked whales. This unusual event was also mentioned on northwest radio and was passed on to the coast guard who issued a navigation alert. At 12:30 on 3rd Nov. the whale was
Some of the world’s last Pacific right whales will get special protections in the Bering Sea to boost the animals’ chances of avoiding extinction, the National Marine Fisheries Service said on Tuesday.
The IWDG have received another report of dolphins from Dun Laoghaire pier in Scotsman’s Bay on Wed. 2nd Nov. 2005.
Greenpeace has lost another attempt to reverse a government ban on “pair trawling” off Devon and Cornwall. BBC
The light winds during the week finally produced flat calm waters off the Irish south coast, and with the big calm came some amazing whale watching.