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The young orca whale who just recently returned to her home waters was released into the wild Sunday where, researchers hope, she will rejoin her long-lost family. Full Story: http://www.cnn.com/2002/TECH/science/07/14/orca.rescue/index.html

Investigations are continuing following the discovery of a rare whale which was found dead on the shoreline at Ballinful, Co. Sligo. Full Story: http://www.unison.ie/sligo_champion/stories.php3?ca=38&si=786756&issue_id=7697

North Sea seals at risk

Common seals in northern Europe are again succumbing to a virus which killed thousands of them 14 years ago. Full Story: http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/sci/tech/newsid_2124000/2124850.stm

Dolphin rescue bid fails

An attempt to save a dolphin stranded on an Edinburgh beach failed when it was found to be too ill to return to the wild. Full Story

An orphaned orca is being moved to the Pacific Ocean off British Columbia in the hope she can find her family. Full Story: http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/world/americas/newsid_2124000/2124717.stm

A deadly virus that killed thousands of northern European seals in 1988 is showing signs of resurfacing. According to Dutch and Danish scientists who compiled a report in the magazine Science, the epidemic could result in “devastating consequences” and le

A female bottlenose dolphin was washed ashore in Doonbeg, Co. Clare yesterday. The animal was caught in gillnets, with net wrapped around the mouth and 7m of net trailing behind. The Shannon Estuary is home to Ireland’s only resident population of bottlenose dolphins. The stranding comes hot on the heels of a report from the

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