Humans have been fascinated by the power, beauty and sometimes vital savagery of the natural world for at least as long as history can tell us. And from the very beginning of history to the modern day this fascination has shown little signs of fading. However, this fascination has commonly come at a high cost
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There is now broad consensus from cetacean experts on both sides of the Atlantic that this is a confirmed sighting of a beluga whale from Co. Antrim yesterday 30th July. This is a significant record of this extreme vagrant in Irish waters. STOP THE PRESS!!A BELUGA WHALE has been filmed off Northern Ireland by Gordon
Following recent incidents, involving interaction between the wild dolphin off Inis Oírr and people swimming off the beach on the Island, a number of actions have been agreed following a meeting held on Monday 20th July between Comhar Caomhán Teo, Galway County Council and the Irish Whale and Dolphin Group. The agreed actions include: –
Irish musician Liam O’Maonlai will narrate the Irish Whale and Dolphin Group supported film ‘Humpback Whales of the Cape Verde’. Shot in Cape Verde, the islands of Malta and Ireland over six months, the film follows IWDG scientist Dr Simon Berrow and an international team of marine scientists as they try and prove humpback whales
On 3 July, a juvenile cetacean was found live stranded at Cappagh Strand, Cloghane, Co. Kerry. Its young age was apparent with a length of 1.2m and the presence of neo natal folds. The calf was refloated but died later. Later that night, a larger whale around 5m in length was spotted close by in
Greetings from the North Atlantic! Michael Marrinan and Marissa Parker here, marine mammal observers on board the RV Celtic Explorer as she carries out an acoustic survey of the Northwest herring stock. Our role on board is to spend three weeks observing and recording any megafauna that we may encounter on behalf of the Irish
IWDG received a strong set of images taken by Tomas Kelly, of Bond Air Services Ireland, on 25th May 2015, during a routine Kinsale Energy, crew changeover helicopter flight to the offshore Kinsale Gas Fields, Co. Cork. The sighting was of about 7-8 large whales and the series of images confirm these to be fin
IWDG received a strong set of images taken by Tomas Kelly, of Bond Air Services Ireland, on 25th May 2015, during a routine Kinsale Energy, crew changeover helicopter flight to the offshore Kinsale Gas Fields, Co. Cork. The sighting was of about 7-8 large whales and the series of images confirm these to be fin
#HBIRL23 returns to West Kerry for 3rd consecutive year On May 2nd a humpback whale was spotted by IWDG personnel off Clogher Head, Co. Kerry amongst large numbers of actively feeding common dolphins, the earliest record of a humpback in Kerry so far. This follows a trend where over the last ten years, since humpbacks
#HBIRL23 returns to West Kerry for 3rd consecutive year On May 2nd a humpback whale was spotted by IWDG personnel off Clogher Head, Co. Kerry amongst large numbers of actively feeding common dolphins, the earliest record of a humpback in Kerry so far. This follows a trend where over the last ten years, since humpbacks