Saturday 29 September blog by Kate Yeoman, Maio Biodiversity Foundation It’s been eventful! We are currently in the last leg of our two week expedition in Cape Verde. In the last few days we have been witness to the most spectacular acrobatic display by pan tropical dolphins (Stenella attenuata) where a group of 50+ we’re
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IWDG has been following up on a rather intriguing sighting of a large mammal which is presumed to be a whale species that was both observed and photogrphed by Chris Rankin from St. John's Point, Co. Down at 08:00am on Saturday 11th August. If you were in this area at this time, you may be
It's with great sadness that the IWDG heard of the death of Martin Colfer of Duncannon. IWDG first met Martin when we chartered his fine catamaran MV Rebecca C to go in search of humpback whales off Hook Head. Co Wexford in 2010. For much of the year Martin's core business was his angling charter
5 September 2018 Since the exciting views of Bottlenose dolphins in Brandon bay the crew of the Celtic Mist had to work hard to spot cetaceans in big swells between spells of mist and rain. Nearby Bull rock we spotted Risso’s dolphins including a mother and calf in the white capped swells. The team was
On Saturday 25th August the Irish Whale & Dolphin Group delivered Whale Watch Ireland 2018. All–Ireland Whale Watch day, now in its 18th year, comprises free, guided land-based watches, spread over 14 counties, and in all four provinces and continues to be one of the largest events on the Irish wildlife calendar. To maximize the
Watch a recent presentation by Dr Simon Berrow for TEDx Ballybofey on humpback whale migration. TEDx Ballybofey was an independently organised evening event on Thursday, April 12th, 2018 curated from thought leaders across Ireland, as well as grassroot speakers sharing their inspiring stories. Organised by Leah Fairman and Emma Boylan at the Balor Arts
The Irish Whale and Dolphin Group (IWDG) invites you to join them for a land-based whale watch next Saturday, 25th August 2018 from 2:00 pm to 5:00 pm. The purpose of whale watch day is to raise awareness of the 25 species of cetaceans (porpoises, dolphins and whales) recorded to date in all Irish waters,
Young Clare resident, Joshua Quinton, offered to undertake a sponsored paraglide to help raise money to buy the IWDG a new jeep. After a number of delays and cancellations he finally got to take to the skies in Italy. Thank you so much Josh for your generous gesture and money raised Josh with new
UPDATE More coming in, from Inishboffin, Inisowen and a floating carcass seen from Celtic Explorer this morning may have been a beaked whale !! Pollen Bay, Isle of Dooagh, Co Donegal. Photo courtesy of Conor McGuckin UPDATE: A whale washed up on Falcarragh, Co Donegal could be another Cuviers and kayacker Paul Duggan found a
It is with regret the IWDG say goodbye and thanks to Paul Kiernan as he heads off to Italy on a new posting at the Irish Embassy. Paul has been the IWDG Welfare Officer over the past six -year and has taken this part of our remit to a new level. IWDG often stated