The IWDG are aware of recent reports of single dolphins interacting aggressively with swimmers and bathers along the Irish coast. We have not rushed to comment on individual reports due to the complexity of each incident, the limited information available and the practicality of any proposed solution. We have instead, continued to urge the public
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On Friday morning September 12th I was in a bit of a rush to catch the Cape Clear ferry for the IWDG’s September whale watching weekend course, when Nick Massett’s caller ID flashed on my phone and I thought….better take this, and was glad that I did. Nick was certain that he was watching a
On Friday morning September 12th I was in a bit of a rush to catch the Cape Clear ferry for the IWDG’s September whale watching weekend course, when Nick Massett’s caller ID flashed on my phone and I thought….better take this, and was glad that I did. Nick was certain that he was watching a
12 September 2014 The IWDG CVI 2014 expedition has ended in Mindelo, Sao Vicente after an astonishing two weeks. The last few days have continued to surprise us with killer whales off Sao Nicolau and another mother calf pair, plus an escort (presumably a male) off Branco. We have never recorded humpbacks off Branco so this is
12 September 2014 The IWDG CVI 2014 expedition has ended in Mindelo, Sao Vicente after an astonishing two weeks. The last few days have continued to surprise us with killer whales off Sao Nicolau and another mother calf pair, plus an escort (presumably a male) off Branco. We have never recorded humpbacks off Branco so this is
We've all heard the mantra of 'Reduce, Re-use, Recycle' repeated so many times over the last few years and there's no doubt it has had a huge effect on how we dispose of our waste compared to 30 years ago when everything went into the black bag or the fireplace. What still amazes me, though,
We've all heard the mantra of 'Reduce, Re-use, Recycle' repeated so many times over the last few years and there's no doubt it has had a huge effect on how we dispose of our waste compared to 30 years ago when everything went into the black bag or the fireplace. What still amazes me, though,
The IWDG have submitted a proposal to the Petroleum affairs Division for for a temporal restriction of seismic survey activity on the slopes of the Irish Shelf and Porcupine Seabight. The proposal stems from an increasing body of evidence which shows that the Irish Shelf Slopes and Porcupine Seabigh are an important migration route and
On the weekend of 22nd July IWDG were pleased to run our first ever Wildlife-Watching Weekend on Rathlin Island, County Antrim. The idea of course was spurred on by the success of IWDG’s wildlife watching weekends on Ireland’s most Southerly Island, so we opted for the most Northerly Island off the Irish Coast. So to
On the weekend of 22nd July IWDG were pleased to run our first ever Wildlife-Watching Weekend on Rathlin Island, County Antrim. The idea of course was spurred on by the success of IWDG’s wildlife watching weekends on Ireland’s most Southerly Island, so we opted for the most Northerly Island off the Irish Coast. So to