The world is likely to renew a ban on whaling at talks in Italy next week even though whalers argue that some species are plentiful and that killing methods are humane, a leading pro-whaling group said yesterday.
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A beaked whale carcass, buried by Kerry County Council before the IWDG could positively identify it, was dug up on Thursday and the skull recovered.
A Norwegian scientist has reignited the controversy over how hunters can tell if a harpooned whale is really dead. Full Story
Whale watching off the coast of Genoa can be a life-changing experience for tourists and nature-lovers. Full Story
Poachers have been blamed for the deaths of two rare bottlenose dolphins that were caught in illegal salmon fishing nets in the Moray Firth.
A pilot whale live stranded on 29 June in Poulnasherry Bay. Despite the best efforts of local IWDG members, it was found dead this morning (30 June) near Moyasta, Co Clare. Winkle-pickers in Poulnasherry Bay near Kilrush, County Clare reported a large shark washed up and alive at around 10:00 on Tuesday 29 June. Two
The United States expressed concern about Iceland’s whale hunts this week, but stopped short of imposing trade sanctions against its NATO partner. Full St
Fiberglass sharks might help to scare endangered sea turtles away from long-line fish hooks as part of a drive to protect the world’s migratory species, the U.N. Environment Program (UNEP) said yesterday.
More than a hundred dolphins, eight marine turtles and five beaked whales have washed up dead on the windswept beaches of southern Mauritania in recent days, puzzling scientists and worrying the government.
NOUAKCHOTT (Reuters) – More than a hundred dolphins, eight marine turtles and five beaked whales have washed up dead on the windswept beaches of southern Mauritania in recent days, puzzling scientists and worrying the government. Experts from the West African country’s Institute of Oceanographic Research and Fishing visited the scene but were unable to take