Birdwatchers on a day trip off the west Wales coast found two killer whales instead. Full Story
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A dead sperm whale has exploded while being delivered to a research centre near the southwestern city of Tainan. Full Story
Two campaign groups are joining forces to try to help the thousands of marine mammals killed annually in UK, French & Irish waters. Full Story
BDMLR are providing a live stranding course at Portrush Countryside Centre, Co Antrim on 24th October, 2004. Contact: www.bdmlr.org
The IWDG office no. 023-31911 will be unattended from 11th Jan-Feb. 9th. 2004. If you have any queries that can wait, you might hold them till then. If you need to speak to someone regarding IWDG whale-watching courses or ISCOPE training days, contact
A training day designed to help people identify and record cetaceans stranded on the coast or sighted in Irish waters will take place on 3 July in Kilrush, Co. Clare. Identification of stranded animals through skull characteristics and other features will be demonstrated together with how to sex and record strandings. The identification of cetaceans
Day 1. Dec 27th Billy Colfer sends the 1st report of this episode of whale activity, with 5 large whales close inshore at Hook Head, Co. Wexford Day 2. Dec 28th Report by Killian Mullarney. Concerning the whales off Hook Head on Sunday 28th Dec 03. I’m afraid I didn’t manage to get any very
A killer whale calf was reported stranded on Omey Island in Co Galway on 30 December.
A return to good whale watching conditions has produced further sightings on Sat. 3rd January of five fin whales from Hook Head, Co. Wexford, at the mouth of Waterford Harbour. The previous sighting had been on Dec. 30th when it looked liked they were he
The Committee and Directors of the IWDG wish all our Members and Website Visitors a very Happy Christmas and a Peaceful New Year!