A German tourist is in intensive care after colliding with the “friendly” dolphin in Co. Clare.
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Mick Mc Carthy, Assistant Harbour Master, Cork Harbour reports dolphins bowriding container ships infront of Cobh am 02 Sept 05. These have been positively identified as bottlenose dolphins.
As I type 10:56 am 1st Sept 2005, IWDG members have informed us that they’ve been watching bottlenose dolphins inside Youghal Harbour just out from the Walter Raleigh Hotel. They were 1st seen at 07:00am in a large group of around 30, but these have broken up into smaller sub-groups. So get down there quick
IWDG received a call at 13:00 28th Aug. from Ross Bartley of Crossing the Lines Films that they encountered a mother and calf striped dolphin pair on Rutland Island, Sun 28th Aug 05 at 11:00 am. They were on location, filming badgers for the 3rd series of Wild Trials. Paddy Sleeman, UCC was on hand
Lifeguards at Ownahincha Strand contacted IWDG this morning 24th Aug. to report dolphins between Long Strand and Galley Head.
Several IWDG members and locals travelled to the site on Sat 20th to monitor the situation, but the northern bottlenose whale, which had been seen each day since sun. 14th August appeared to have left. There were no sightings throughout Sun. 21st, confirming that the whale had left the immediete area. Film footage was obtained
An adult bottlenose whale has been seen swimming and occasionally breaching in Pullen Harbour, near Castletownbere, Beara, Co Cork over the last 4 days.
Whale watch operator Colin Barnes contacted IWDG today from nine miles south of the Stags, West Cork, to report the 1st sighting of the year of this humpback who has returned to the area in each of the past five years. The humpback was 1st photo-identified on the 29th Aug 2001 and has now been
A northern bottlenose whale appeared in Ringaskiddy, Cork harbour this afternoon. The animal appeared weak and disoriented and spent much of the afternoon in the area close to the docked Cork-Swansea ferry.
The Department of Marine have recently issued a marine notice for all operators and skippers of recreational craft on guidelines for correct procedures when encountering whales and dolphins in Irish coastal waters. This Notice arises from a meeting the IWDG had with the Department and the National Parks and Wildlife service to discuss regulation of