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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
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The park was raided by Thai officials a day earlier, who were looking for evidence it had sold five pink dolphins to a Singapore water park using fake papers claiming the dolphins were bred in captivity.
Norway extended a marine conservation area around a chain of Arctic islands last week, shutting out any future mining or oil and gas drilling to protect local sea life including polar bears, seals and fish.
A deal on fishing quotas designed to reverse the decline of several species has been agreed by the European Union but without acieving scientific recommendations. Full Story
“Free Willy” star Keiko was buried secretly Monday near the Norwegian fjord that was the home of the world-famous killer whale in the last year of his life, officials said.