IWDG recently made a submission to the EPA regarding the application by Arkow Energy Ltd., Wicklow to to remove up to 99,999 wet tonnes of material over an eight-year term. Unfortunately we missed the deadline for submissions, which was on 7 January, and our concerns cannot be considered by the EPA. The IWDG were not aware
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UPDATE: The latest news is that three common dolphins were found at Dungarvan but only two were still alive when found. Both of the live animals were in poor condition and one was confirmed dead later. The third dolphin moved inwards with the tide but was in poor condition and was still in the area
IWDG learnt about a number of seals and a cetacean washed up at Ardmore Co Waterford on Monday. We sent down a local member of our Strandings Network, Andrew Malcolm, who identified it as a harbour porpoise and suggested the cause of death was fisheries interactions. However, it has been reported that pair trawling was
Mick O’Connell, Strandings Officer with the IWDG is a lovely man but when you see his name pop up on your phone early on a Sunday morning, you know it’s not good news! Today, Sunday the 8th January, Mick rang to say Brian Langan was just after reporting a live stranding to the IWDG at
The IWDG are delighted to announce we have appointed Lorraine Bull as our new General Manager and Communications Officer. Lorraine has been a member of the IWDG for many years and attended a number of courses including the Cape Clear Whale Watching weekend and SMART sea training onboard Celtic Mist. Lorraine has a degree in Zoology
A little bit closer to home than Sri Lanka….. Recent sighting reports to IWDG suggest that the annual eastward movement of large whales, namely fin and humpbacks, along the Irish South coast is underway. In recent days whale watchers Andrew Malcolm and Ann Trimble from Ram Head, Ardmore Co. Waterford have had memorable fin whale
This year I have been fortune enough to spend my Christmas and New Year travelling through South India and Sri Lanka. It has been an amazing experience of social and cultural difference, culinary experimentation and a natural environment that at times has seemed unparalleled. But without a doubt, my most special and enduring memory will
Research carried out by the Shannon Dolphin and Wildlife Foundation and the Irish Whale and Dolphin Group, largely from their new research vessel Celtic Mist, has led them to propose that Tralee and Brandon Bays in North Kerry should be protected for bottlenose dolphins. The Shannon Estuary is one of the most important sites in
The first meeting of a new IWDG Group in North Kerry will take place on Friday 9th December at the visitor centre for Tralee Bay Wetlands Centre in Tralee, Co Kerry from 19:30-21:00pm. A talk by biologist Dr. Marie Louis on her work on bottlenose dolphins in Ireland and internationally will be followed by a meeting on how to go
Earlier today (27 November), a large baleen whale c.12m in length was spotted struggling in very shallow water at Cross Beach, Killadoon, Co. Mayo. The whale was effectively stranded but as the incoming tide rose, surfers from nearby managed to encourage it away from the beach and it eventually managed to swim away in a