On Saturday 26th August the Irish Whale & Dolphin Group delivered Whale Watch Ireland 2017. This All–Ireland Whale Watch day comprised free, guided land based whale watches at 20 sites throughout the country. Now in its 17th year, this is one of the largest events on the Irish wildlife calendar and was attended by C.1,300
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The annual inshore arrival of the commonly observed whale species like the minke, fin and humpback whales has been well documented by IWDG over many years. We've a pretty good idea as to which species are most likely to occur, where and when and what they're doing while they are in our waters. And because
The trouble for anyone with an interest in the natural world is that 'offshore' wildlife is far more difficult to observe than its inshore equivalent – especially when it's something happening over 200km off the northwest coast of Donegal. Apart from our television/computer screens, we rarely get a glimpse of what is 'going on' out
The Irish Whale and Dolphin Group (IWDG) and its research vessel, the Celtic Mist, will be at Seafest in Galway this weekend, June 30th to July 2nd. The Celtic Mist will be open to the public each day from 10 am until 6 pm in the Galway Docks. The IWDG will also have
The Irish Whale and Dolphin Group (IWDG) are extremely saddened by the recent passing of award-winning broadcaster and environmentalist, Dick Warner. Dick's passion and commitment to raising awareness on the beauty and fragility of our environment has helped effect change that will be far reaching beyond his years. He will be fondly remembered by the
Report III, update 10th June The latest sighting report of this humpback whale was Friday evening off Bloody bridge, near Williams harbour at 20:30 by Jessica Koquert & Marc Viñas, where they observed it with optics heading in the direction of Annalong. There were several other sightings of it in the Newcastle area around lunch
The Irish Whale and Dolphin Group (IWDG) will be taking part in the Dublin Port Riverfest this Bank Holiday weekend, 3rd – 5th June 2017. Festivities kick off with the Celtic Mist taking part in the Parade of Sails, which will depart Dun Laoghaire at 11 am and head to Dublin Port, arriving at
Marine Mammal Surveyors, Stephanie Levesque and Stephanie Linehan report on the Celtic Mist's Cruise from Baltimore to Crosshaven last week. To follow the track of the Celtic Mist's journey at: https://www.marinetraffic.com/en/ais/home/oldshipid:290781/oldmmsi:250002411/olddate:lastknown Sunday, 14th May The new crew arrived in Baltimore – marine biologists Stephanie and Stephanie, and IWDG members Annette, Niamh, Gerry and Paul
Just as we were finishing in the office on Friday evening, Mick O'Connell (IWDG Strandings Officer), notified us that he'd received a call about a live stranded dolphin in Doughmore Bay in Doonbeg. Live stranding calls alway conjure hopes that the animal can be refloated, combined with fears that by the time you get there it
To celebrate Ireland's National Biodiversity Week, May 19th – 28th, the IWDG is hosting a series of talks and guided land-based whale watches. All events are free and open to people of all ages with an interest in our marine megafauna. We hope to see you at one of our following events: Sat 20th May