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A sperm whale calf which live-stranded on Spanish Point, Co. Clare on 4th May was found dead in Quilty on the following afternoon. Yesterday a call was received by Tomsie O’ Sullivan of Lahinch Coastguard and relayed by Ciaran Meehan to Dr. Simon Berrow of the IWDG at around 6pm that the whale was very

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Two ISCOPE training courses have been organised for County Mayo: one in UISCE in Ellybay on the Mullet penninsula and one at the Westport Leisure Park. Both courses will be delivered by Simon Berrow. Contact the people below for more details. May 21st ISCOPE, Cetacean Workshop. Loc: UISCE in Ellybay, Co. Mayo. Evening (7-10pm), recording

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Killer whales living off the west coast of the US are extending the length of their calls to each other to be heard above the din of heavy boat traffic. Full Story

Bid to end turtle feasts

Twenty years ago, a typical wedding in Seychelles was not complete without the traditional slaughter of a marine turtle to mark the festivities. Full Stor

A Porpoise live- stranded in Kenmare, Co. Kerry this afternoon 15th April. The porpoise was sighted, immobile on the beach near Kenmare Golf Course at around 5pm. Local Katie Clifford reported the stranding to the IWDG while local vet James Duggan attended the scene. The porpoise was judged to be in good enough condition to

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On 14th April the Derry Journal reported that wildlife enthusiasts in the city have recently been enjoying sightings of two porpoises in the Foyle. They follow in the “fluke-prints” of Dopey Dick” the celebrity killer whale that spent three days in Derry

On Wednesday 14th of April, at 1.30pm, a call was received from the Exploris Aquarium in Portaferry, saying that a porpoise was stranded on mudflats, near Killinchy on Strangford lough, Co. Down.