Six bottlenose whales die after mass stranding on Donegal beach
The northern bottlenose whales were found stranded earlier today.
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The northern bottlenose whales were found stranded earlier today.
It was originally thought to be a minke whale but was later confirmed to be a fin whale.
The Fin whale was spotted in Dublin port on Wednesday.
They were first spotted off the coast of Cork in 1999.
The dolphins are believed to have travelled from Scotland.
The Irish Whale and Dolphin Group has spent 16 years searching.
A local councillor in Sligo said appropriate measures will be taken to investigate the matter and remove the whale.
Three sperm whales washed up this year, the Irish Whale and Dolphin Group said.
During the same period at least 13 were found in Scotland and two in Iceland.
The Irish Whale and Dolphin Group believes that sonar has played a role in the recent strandings.
About 175 whale and dolphin strandings have been reported so far this year.
Whale activity has increased since April with a number of humpback whales spotted off the West Cork coast.
Dr Simon Berrow from the Irish Whale and Dolphin Group called the figures “unprecedented”.
This is the highest number at this stage of the year since records began.
At least three dead minke whales have been spotted off the Dingle peninsula in three months – a quarter of all strandings since 2000.
Marine enthusiasts say rising numbers of dolphins appear to be drowning after getting caught in fishing nets off the northwest coast.
Grab the binoculars, a raincoat (or depending on what our unpredictable weather does, some sunscreen) and head for the coast.
It took a year to nurse Leona back to health.
The southeast coast is the place to be for whale and dolphin watchers at this time of year…
The mass stranding in Mayo was reported by the Irish Whale & Dolphin Group.
The whale, which has been stuck at the west Cork harbour since Tuesday, took his last breath at about 11am.
The ‘honorary whale’ was sighted off Dún Laoghaire pier yesterday
A sperm whale which washed up on a beach near Dungarvan had no hope of survival, and died earlier this morning.