On Jan 14th we saw a Facebook post regarding dolphins at Passage West in Cork Hbr area, and as per protocol we requested that a sighting form be completed online. On receipt of the online sighting record with the following images yesterday 15th Jan, we can now confirm that they were short-beaked common dolphins. Images
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A packed audience attended the launch of the new IWDG/Canola Film Productions documentary on The Humpback Whales of Cape Verde.This film document the last IWDG Expedition to Cape Verde in search of humpbacks in September 2014. IWDG have been visiting the island archipeligo in an attempt to discover the breeding grounds of humpback whales visiting
Canola Pictures in association with The Irish Whale and Dolphin Group (IWDG) will premiere the film The Humpback Whales of Cape Verde as part of a unique collaboration with the libraries of Ireland. The Irish made film will be shown on the 12th January 2016 at the Lexicon in Dun Laoghaire at 7pm. It will
One of the last strandings of 2015 proved to be one of the more interesting. A whale reported by a number of locals in west Clare turned out to be a juvenile Cuvier's beaked whale. The whale measured 3.7m and was a female. Cuvier's grow up to 5-7m in length with no differences between males
Dr Simon Berrow, Chief Science Officer with the IWDG was interviewed by Cormac Price of Bioweb. BioWeb.ie is a website for enthusiasts of environmental, zoological and botanical-related fields to promote their work and themselves. The site’s goal is to provide a platform for people to post their research, essays and opinion pieces so these aspiring environmentalists can
The National Biodiversity Data Centre is delighted to announce that Pádraig Whooley, IWDG will be awarded the Distinguished Recorder Award for 2015 at a special awards ceremony at Ely House, Ely Place, Dublin 2 at 11.30am on Friday, 27th November. The award will be made in recognition to the outstanding contributions Pádraig has made to
I have seen photos and videos of Beluga whales throughout my life. They captured my imagination, so I read more about them, which I could do with ease with the rise of the internet. With our amazing network of transport, it was conceivable that I would one day travel to see them in Svalbard. And
IWDG were informed on the passing away of Colm O’Riordan. Colm worked at the National Museum of Ireland (Natural History) as keeper and was very interested in recording whales and dolphins as well as turtles and other marine megafauna of interest. The Whale Recording Scheme in Ireland is one of the longest running in the world
At around 11:30am on Monday 5th October I received an email saying that a dead whale had washed up on Portstewart strand. I had never seen a stranded whale before and curiosity got the better of me so I headed up to the coast after lunch to see what was happening. It was easy to
Updated 19 October 2015 Lots of fin whale activity southeast of Mine head last Wednesday evening and Thursday. We counted a minimum of 5 animals as the light was fading on Wednesday evening and from sunrise on Thursday morning we observed whale blows to the south and later passed closer to a minimum of 7