Yearly Archives: 2012

Report VI update: 19 Dec 2012 This update really draws a line under the recent large whale activity in West Cork that was enjoyed by so many whale watchers and wildlife enthusiasts alike. The activity which lasted some six weeks, commenced in late October with sightings of fin whales in inshore local waters. In early November the arrival of humpback

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Report VI update: 19 Dec 2012 This update really draws a line under the recent large whale activity in West Cork that was enjoyed by so many whale watchers and wildlife enthusiasts alike. The activity which lasted some six weeks, commenced in late October with sightings of fin whales in inshore local waters. In early November the arrival of humpback

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The IWDG welcomes the announcement by Jimmy Deenihan TD, Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht, of his intention to designate two new marine sites as Special Areas of Conservation (SACs) for bottlenose dolphin and harbour porpoise. This is a very important announcement and one the IWDG have been lobbying for a number of years. 

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The IWDG welcomes the announcement by Jimmy Deenihan TD, Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht, of his intention to designate two new marine sites as Special Areas of Conservation (SACs) for bottlenose dolphin and harbour porpoise. This is a very important announcement and one the IWDG have been lobbying for a number of years. 

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The IWDG welcomes the announcement by Jimmy Deenihan TD, Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht, of his intention to designate two new marine sites as Special Areas of Conservation (SACs) for bottlenose dolphin and harbour porpoise. This is a very important announcement and one the IWDG have been lobbying for a number of years. 

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The IWDG are pleased to announce the appointment of two new officers to their ranks.  These cover the recently advertised Science and Welfare Officer positions with the group. This appointment compliments the recruitment of Conservation, Northern Ireland and Irish Language Officers. The Science Officer will be responsible for managing the IWDG research and identifying priorities and

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The IWDG are pleased to announce the appointment of two new officers to their ranks.  These cover the recently advertised Science and Welfare Officer positions with the group. This appointment compliments the recruitment of Conservation, Northern Ireland and Irish Language Officers. The Science Officer will be responsible for managing the IWDG research and identifying priorities and

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With our website’s enhanced reporting and interrogation functions now in place, we are delighted to be able to resume cetacean reports for IWDG members, and plan on maintaining regular sighting summaries over the coming autumn/winter months.  A full review of 636 validated sightings, comprising nine species (with images) during the four months June-Sept 2012 is available on the

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With our website’s enhanced reporting and interrogation functions now in place, we are delighted to be able to resume cetacean reports for IWDG members, and plan on maintaining regular sighting summaries over the coming autumn/winter months.  A full review of 636 validated sightings, comprising nine species (with images) during the four months June-Sept 2012 is available on the

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Those of you who keep an eye on the daily sightings updates on www.iwdg.ie, can’t have missed that the 2012/13 “Large Whale season” is gathering momentum. For some of course, the large whale season began along time ago as Kerry observers have enjoyed an unprecedented four-month run of humpback whale activity courtesy of a group of  3-4

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