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Report update 05/12/2014 Conor Ryan, HWDT reports that as of this afternoon Clet was following the Corran ferry right up Loch Linnhe near Fort William. It will be interesting to see how long he remains in this area before moving on; as this nomad is hard- wired not to remain in one area on this

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8 December 2014 The satellite tag is working and leona is still in waters off the beach she was released.  check out follow Leona on on http://www.celestialgreenventures.com/leona-loggerhead-turtle and https://twitter.com/LeonasLog Nice video of the release on: http://www.irishtimes.com/news/video?vid=1.2029930 4 December 2014 UPDATE Report from Rita Gately "Leona was released around 12.30 today (Local Time) from Melenara Beach

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8 December 2014 The satellite tag is working and leona is still in waters off the beach she was released.  check out follow Leona on on http://www.celestialgreenventures.com/leona-loggerhead-turtle and https://twitter.com/LeonasLog Nice video of the release on: http://www.irishtimes.com/news/video?vid=1.2029930 4 December 2014 UPDATE Report from Rita Gately "Leona was released around 12.30 today (Local Time) from Melenara Beach

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Report update: 18/11/2014 Just a wee update on this local minke whale activity off Northwest Donegal and the activity reported initially on below shows no sign of abating. On 15th Nov. Gareth observed two minkes, but the following day his best estimate was 7-8 minkes, and yesterday 17th there were 3 animals. All the local

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Report update: 18/11/2014 Just a wee update on this local minke whale activity off Northwest Donegal and the activity reported initially on below shows no sign of abating. On 15th Nov. Gareth observed two minkes, but the following day his best estimate was 7-8 minkes, and yesterday 17th there were 3 animals. All the local

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IWDG AGM 2014

The IWDG will host its AGM  in the Best Western Plus Academy Plaza Hotel off O’Connell Street in Dublin on Saturday 8 November starting at 14:00. This is an opportunity to learn more about the work of the IWDG and get involved in its work. This has been another busy and productive year but still the

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IWDG AGM 2014

The IWDG will host its AGM  in the Best Western Plus Academy Plaza Hotel off O’Connell Street in Dublin on Saturday 8 November starting at 14:00. This is an opportunity to learn more about the work of the IWDG and get involved in its work. This has been another busy and productive year but still the

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IWDG Marine Mammal Observer (MMO) William Hunt gives an account of a big whale day on the RV Celtic Explorer along the East Cork/West Waterford coast on Wed 22nd October, during which he has a memorable encounter with a humpback whale that needs no introduction to IWDG members…..   "Wednesday, the 22nd October finally brought

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