#IWDG

@bececology.bsky.social

1 month ago

Celtic Mist to set sail on final season with whale group The Celtic Mist will set sail on its final season with the Irish Whale and Dolphin Group after over a decade of service.

'Celtic Mist to set sail on final season with whale and dolphin group' - @news.rte.ie

#IWDG #CelticMist #MarineResearch #NatureConservation

www.rte.ie/news/ireland...

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Louise Firth

@louisefirth.bsky.social

5 months ago

Whale skull washed up on beach at #Bastardstown, Co. Wexford. 🐋💀🌊. 😮 #IWDG

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🌊 Cork Coast, Ireland

@corkcoast.bsky.social

10 months ago

⚡ #lee #dolphin

Spotted in the Lee by Fran Well, North Mall @ 15:30

#cork #corkCity #speirgorm #spéirgorm #coast #corkCoast #mastodaoine #iwdg #dolphins

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@vavvet.bsky.social

11 months ago

We still have 7 days to go but I am very happy to share that because of your kind support and the WDA funding we were able to reach our goal! If you would like to contribute to this project, please do. All extra money will be used to expand the project. Thank you! #IWDG #UCD #WDA #EWDA #OneHealth

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John Brophy

@brophyecology.bsky.social

11 months ago

Sperm whale, Waterford Estuary, March 25th 2025 | Irish Whale and Dolphin Group To give today's incident a little perspective, since the IWDG was established almost 35 years ago, we’ve documented 5,856 sightings of our smallest baleen whale, the minke, 2,111 sightings of our larg...

A sperm whale was spotted in Waterford Estuary on 25th March 2025, a long way from the deep waters it usually frequents. Its visit seems to have passed off without incident.

#IWDG #Cetaceans

iwdg.ie/sperm-whale-...

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Gemma O’Connor

@gemmaoconnor.bsky.social

11 months ago

I rescue stranded dolphins yearly on the Mullet Peninsula, Co. Mayo. We're crowdfunding to study their health by collecting blow samples during live strandings—but we only get donations if we hit 100%! Can you help? 🐬
👉 bit.ly/4j9cGR2 #IWDG #LiveStrandings
#dolphin #crowdfunding #marineconservation

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🌊 Cork Coast, Ireland

@corkcoast.bsky.social

11 months ago

Sperm Whale. IWDG.ie © Sarak-Kim Watchorn.

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Sperm Whale yesterday, #Waterford

#IWDG:
iwdg.ie/sperm-whale-...

🐳 Largest Toothed Predator, 18 meters long, <57 Tons

🐳 Deep Diver: I3,000 meters

🐳 Huge Head and Brain

🐳 Powerful echolocation clicks, loudest animal

#speirgorm #whale #spermWhale #ireland #irish #dolphin

📷©Watchorn