I received a call at 19:45 on Thursday 12 August from Pauline Beades of the Irish Seal Sanctuary who had been contacted by Tony Boyle who was holidaying in the Maharees, regarding three dolphins that were beaching themselves at Meelick, Kilshannig (near Castlegregory). I left shortly afterwards and followed Tony to the site, arriving about
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The whale was found dead on August 8 and Uruguayan authorities are trying to pull the whale out of the area as a measure to prevent sharks from arriving near Uruguay’s most prominent resort.
Brazilian firemen try in vain to save a humpback whale that became stranded on Jurujuba beach, in the Rio de Janeiro suburb of Niteroi, August 10, 2004. Full Story
Galley Head, Co. Cork We had a huge crowd during the event. At 14:30 when I gave the introduction talk c220 people were counted, but conservative estimates are that we had at least 300 at the peak of the watch. I think we can say it was a most successful day. From the start we
It is one of the loudest sound systems devised by man, capable of sending a sonic boom so thunderous experts warn it can rupture the brains of whales hundreds of miles away.
The rotting carcass of a dead whale beached in the Solent has been removed. Full Story
Sailors are being warned to be on the look-out for the body of a large dead whale that is beached in the Solent. Full Story
Two dead whales have landed in Spain’s Canary Islands, raising fears they may have been hurt by NATO military exercises off Morocco and that more could have died, officials said.
Sonar used by the military to spot enemy submarines is to blame for increasing cases of whales being stranded on beaches and dying, the scientific committee of the International Whaling Commission said in a report this week.
The International Whaling Commission’s annual meeting closed yesterday with a small but significant victory for countries that want to maintain a ban on commercial whaling well into the future.