If you’d like to learn more about “Whales and Dolphins of the East Coast and Beyond”, you might be interested in attending one of this weeks illustrated public talks in Wicklow or Dublin that are being delivered by IWDG. This week sees IWDG on the road delivering a series of public talks in the Wicklow
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Following numerous reports of large concentrations of basking sharks from County Cork to County Galway the Irish Basking Shark Study Group successfully tagged ten off County Kerry. Basking sharks occur each year all around the Irish coast one of the few countries in the world where this phenomenon occurs, providing amazing opportunities to observe
Following numerous reports of large concentrations of basking sharks from County Cork to County Galway the Irish Basking Shark Study Group successfully tagged ten off County Kerry. Basking sharks occur each year all around the Irish coast one of the few countries in the world where this phenomenon occurs, providing amazing opportunities to observe
For those unable to attend the 26th European Cetacean Society Conference in Galway the keynote speeches from ECS2012 Galway will be live streamed on the internet. Note times are Irish (BST). Monday 26 March 2012 Matthijs Schouten 10-10:45 From despot to participant: Society and nature in the 21st Century Tuesday 27 March 2012 Louis Herman
For those unable to attend the 26th European Cetacean Society Conference in Galway the keynote speeches from ECS2012 Galway will be live streamed on the internet. Note times are Irish (BST). Monday 26 March 2012 Matthijs Schouten 10-10:45 From despot to participant: Society and nature in the 21st Century Tuesday 27 March 2012 Louis Herman
The Whale and Dolphin Roadshow will be in the Galway Shopping Centre from 22-25 March as part od the European Cetacean Society Conference celebrations. This very popular and informative roadshow is sponsored by ASCOBANS who are having there 19th Meeting of the Advisory Committee in Galway to coincide with the ECS conference. ASCOBANS is a
The Whale and Dolphin Roadshow will be in the Galway Shopping Centre from 22-25 March as part od the European Cetacean Society Conference celebrations. This very popular and informative roadshow is sponsored by ASCOBANS who are having there 19th Meeting of the Advisory Committee in Galway to coincide with the ECS conference. ASCOBANS is a
IWDG confirm two records of a pair of killer whales within an eight day interval, close to Barry’s Head, Newfoundland Bay, c4 miles east of Kinsale, Co. Cork on both 5th and 13th March 2012. The 1st sighting report was made by John Murphy and Richard Cussen on 5th March and was accompanied by strong
IWDG confirm two records of a pair of killer whales within an eight day interval, close to Barry’s Head, Newfoundland Bay, c4 miles east of Kinsale, Co. Cork on both 5th and 13th March 2012. The 1st sighting report was made by John Murphy and Richard Cussen on 5th March and was accompanied by strong
The number of cetaceans stranded on the Irish coast during 2012 remain unprecedented compared to previous years. In 2011, 162 strandings were recorded by the IWDG Cetacean Stranding Scheme which included 11 live strandings and 151 dead animals in various stages of decomposition. Numbers vary each year but this is around 25 – 30 strandings