Amanda Doherty, Secretary of Donegal IWDG recounts the story of the finding of Columba the Turtle: Long standing IWDG member, Gareth Doherty and main driver behind the new IWDG local group in Donegal received a phone call at about 13:00 on Saturday 24 January from a very worried lady, Grainne. Her concerns were for a
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We still know very little about ‘our’ humpback whales in Ireland, once they leave our coastal waters. Where do they go to breed? Is Ireland their main feeding ground? Do they mix with other populations elsewhere? Answers to all of these questions are needed to inform necessary conservation measures for protecting humpback whales, which continue
We still know very little about ‘our’ humpback whales in Ireland, once they leave our coastal waters. Where do they go to breed? Is Ireland their main feeding ground? Do they mix with other populations elsewhere? Answers to all of these questions are needed to inform necessary conservation measures for protecting humpback whales, which continue
The world's second largest supertrawler, the Margiris is currently fishing in waters north of Mayo and west of Donegal. At 143m long, this vessel has the capacity to fish using enormous trawl nets and IWDG are concerned at the possibility of interraction between nets such as these and cetaceans, particularly common dolphins. The Irish Fish
The world's second largest supertrawler, the Margiris is currently fishing in waters north of Mayo and west of Donegal. At 143m long, this vessel has the capacity to fish using enormous trawl nets and IWDG are concerned at the possibility of interraction between nets such as these and cetaceans, particularly common dolphins. The Irish Fish
Update: 6 January 2015: While there have (thankfully) been no further confirmed reports of stranded Cuvier's beaked whales in Ireland, the number of strandings for this species in Scotland has also risen to five, bringing the current combined total recorded to ten in only three weeks, a shockingly high figure for this species. Again, we
Update: 6 January 2015: While there have (thankfully) been no further confirmed reports of stranded Cuvier's beaked whales in Ireland, the number of strandings for this species in Scotland has also risen to five, bringing the current combined total recorded to ten in only three weeks, a shockingly high figure for this species. Again, we
We are delighted to announced the latest collaboration between the BBC Natural History Unit and the Irish Whale and Dolphin Group, which we've been advised will be aired over two days on the BBC's "One Show", starting tomorrow Monday 5th and Tuesday 6th January at 7:00pm. The initial plan, assuming the mission was successful was
We are delighted to announced the latest collaboration between the BBC Natural History Unit and the Irish Whale and Dolphin Group, which we've been advised will be aired over two days on the BBC's "One Show", starting tomorrow Monday 5th and Tuesday 6th January at 7:00pm. The initial plan, assuming the mission was successful was
The IWDG have been invited onto two important offshore steering groups which will shape development and environmental issues into the next few years. The current Irish Offshore Strategic Environmental Assessment (IOSEA) is the fifth such assessment of the impact of offshore oil and gas exploration within the Irish EEZ. IOSEA 5 is co-ordinated by consultants