Sperm Whale yesterday, #Waterford
#IWDG:
https://iwdg.ie/sperm-whale-in-waterford-estuary-march-25th-2025/
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 #mastodaoine
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Large Whales yesterday off Knockadoon near Youghal
#IWDG
https://iwdg.ie/showdetails.php?t=si&id=7
#speirgorm #spéirgorm #coast #corkCoast #coCork #westCork #WildAtlanticWay #ireland #irish #mastodaoine #youghal / #whales #finback
Birth of a baby dolphin, rare recording Thursday off Barleycove #coCork by Cork IWDG member Heather Mahmood.
The calfs tail seen just emerging in the first photo.
https://iwdg.ie/bottlenose-dolphin-in-process-of-giving-birth-from-west-cork-a-rare-capture/
Pics/video: Heather Mahmood #iwdg
#coast #corkCoast #ireland #irish
#IrishMastodon #mastodaoine
#WildAtlanticWay
Whale Watch Ireland 2024
#coast #corkCoast #ireland #irish
#IrishMastodon #mastodaoine #iwdg
Participants took part in MMO training provided by the Irish Whale & Dolphin Group (IWDG) and spent two nights onboard the research vessel, Celtic Mist, at Kilrush, Co Clare, followed by a half-day at sea.
This Wednesday, October 25th, #IWDG are meeting with members of the Irish Government in Dáil Éireann. We want to hand them this petition, please sign:
https://iwdg.us11.list-manage.com/track/click?u=7d4dbf22ce7ae006ac058a386&id=27f6a912c6&e=2d61594495
Pic by kg, the only Fungi left, in Kilrush, IDWG HQ
#coast #ireland #irish
#IrishMastodon #mastodaoine #irishMasto #discoverireland
#wildAtlanticWay #fungi #dingle
Call on Ireland’s Government to Protect its Seas
Petition:
https://only.one/act/30x30-ireland?mc_cid=2ce0ec9fc4&mc_eid=2d61594495
#coast #ireland #irish
#IrishMastodon #mastodaoine #irishMastob #discoverireland
#wildAtlanticWay #iwdg
Proposed Shannon LNG Ltd energy terminal refused
The application by Shannon LNG Ltd was for a Liquified Natural Gas terminal to receive and process fracked gas transported by ship from abroad. In its decision ABP made reference to the Shannon bottlenose dolphin population.
Ireland's Aquatic Life by @Ciaraioch
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https://www.ciaraioch.com/artprints/p/irelands-aquatic-life-a4-fine-art-print
#CorkCoast
#IrishMastodon #CorkMastodon #mastodaoine #cork #coast #ireland #discoverireland
#wildAtlanticWay #iwdg #whale #dolphin #shark #baskingShark
Large fin whales off Old Hd #Kinsale Thursday, via CorkIWDG
https://iwdg.ie/browsers/showdetails.php?t=si&id=44328
#CorkCoast
#IrishMastodon #CorkMastodon #mastodaoine #cork #coast #ireland #discoverireland
#wildAtlanticWay #courtmacsherry #kinsale #iwdg
Bulman Buoy, Bulman Bar, #kinsale today.
Sovereign Islands in the background, outside #OysterHaven
Spotted 2 harbour porpoise at the old head of kinsale
#CorkCoast
#IrishMastodon #CorkMastodon #mastodaoine #cork #coast #ireland #discoverireland
#wildAtlanticWay #iwdg
Whale Watch Ireland 2023
Saturday 19th August between 2:00-4:00 PM. This annual event comprises free and guided whale watches at local headlands and vantage points, as part of All-Ireland whale watch day. coinciding with #heritageWeek #nationalHeritageWeek simultaneous land-based watches:
https://iwdg.ie/whale-watch-ireland-2023/?mc_cid=fc2fc6b376&mc_eid=2d61594495