Yearly Archives: 2013

26 December 2013 A steady stream of people went out to see the fin whale on Achill Island today. IWDG chair Willie Muehlhausen travelled up to take samples including skin, blubber, muscle and baleen as well as photographs. It is not possible to tell from photographs supplied by Tom Honeyman from Achill whether the whale was

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26 December 2013 A steady stream of people went out to see the fin whale on Achill Island today. IWDG chair Willie Muehlhausen travelled up to take samples including skin, blubber, muscle and baleen as well as photographs. It is not possible to tell from photographs supplied by Tom Honeyman from Achill whether the whale was

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IWDG member and author, Jenni Barrett, has published a new book. called "Look into the Eye" it is the story of two quite different people and their ambitions and problems during the "Celtic Tiger" years in Dublin. Thee story follows Melanie, an Arts Director and Richard a business journalist and is set against the backdrop of the

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IWDG member and author, Jenni Barrett, has published a new book. called "Look into the Eye" it is the story of two quite different people and their ambitions and problems during the "Celtic Tiger" years in Dublin. Thee story follows Melanie, an Arts Director and Richard a business journalist and is set against the backdrop of the

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The Irish Whale and Dolphin Group is pleased to announce our attendance at a wildlife showcase event tomorrow Saturday 14th December that will be held in O' Donovan's Hotel, Clonakilty, Co. Cork between 16:00-19:00pm. This is a wonderful opportunity to showcase the best of West Cork's wildlife of which our marine megafauna is clearly an integral

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The Irish Whale and Dolphin Group is pleased to announce our attendance at a wildlife showcase event tomorrow Saturday 14th December that will be held in O' Donovan's Hotel, Clonakilty, Co. Cork between 16:00-19:00pm. This is a wonderful opportunity to showcase the best of West Cork's wildlife of which our marine megafauna is clearly an integral

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Celtic Mist will sail this Sunday 8th December from Kinsale Marina surveying whales  and dolphins in the area, while enjoying the beautiful scenery of the Cork coastline.           Last week members were treated to harbour porpoise, lunge feeding fin whales, bow riding common dolphins, a bubble netting humpback whale and minke whales at sunset! All members

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Celtic Mist will sail this Sunday 8th December from Kinsale Marina surveying whales  and dolphins in the area, while enjoying the beautiful scenery of the Cork coastline.           Last week members were treated to harbour porpoise, lunge feeding fin whales, bow riding common dolphins, a bubble netting humpback whale and minke whales at sunset! All members

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In the US elevated numbers of cetacean strandings, which are unexpected and involve a significant die-off is declared as an Unexpected Mortality Event (UME). Under US law this requires the state authorities to investigate the event and test the animals to determine what killed them. Currently there is a UME off the east coast of

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In the US elevated numbers of cetacean strandings, which are unexpected and involve a significant die-off is declared as an Unexpected Mortality Event (UME). Under US law this requires the state authorities to investigate the event and test the animals to determine what killed them. Currently there is a UME off the east coast of

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