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# whales

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2023
Concern mounting for safety of three bottlenose whales who have spent over a week in Bantry Bay
28 Aug 2023
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45 whales beached in Australia euthanised after efforts to save them failed
27 Jul 2023
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More than 50 pilot whales die as nearly 100 are beached in western Australia
26 Jul 2023
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Taoiseach wants to 'see an end' to whaling and will raise the issue with Icelandic PM
17 May 2023
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Rescue efforts underway as 230 whales beached in Tasmania
21 Sep 2022
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World’s whales facing increasing threats along migration ‘superhighways’
17 Feb 2022
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Lone whale rescued from among hundreds of carcasses in Australia's worst mass beaching
27 Sep 2020
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70 whales rescued from Australia's worst mass beaching as 380 carcasses to be removed
24 Sep 2020
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200 more whales found on Australian coast with death toll from mass stranding expected to rise
23 Sep 2020
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Six bottlenose whales die after mass stranding on Donegal beach
19 Aug 2020
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20 years on, first two humpback whales recorded by Irish group are still swimming together
22 Sep 2019
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Japan resumes commercial whaling despite extinction fears
1 Jul 2019
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Russia to release 100 illegally captured whales from 'jail'
20 Jun 2019
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Two 'showbiz' whales from Shanghai aquarium moved to sanctuary in Iceland
20 Jun 2019
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Beluga whale found in Norwegian waters 'may have been trained by Russian navy'
29 Apr 2019
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Activists say latest case of whale washing ashore on west coast of Ireland is a 'concern'
3 Apr 2019
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Japan is going to start hunting whales for commercial purposes again
26 Dec 2018
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Leatherback turtle and beluga whale spotted in Irish waters
23 Nov 2018
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Two killer whales spotted off the coast of Dublin
19 Nov 2018
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Tánaiste orders Department to assist with investigation into beaked whale deaths
15 Sep 2018
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Deep Atlantic: 'If you can’t stand up, what's the difference between two and two thousand metres'
Ken O'Sullivan
22 Apr 2018
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Rescuers struggle to save survivors after mass beaching of 135 whales in Australia
23 Mar 2018
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Two killer whales spotted off the coast of Kerry
7 Mar 2018
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Listen to these Orca whales imitate human speech
31 Jan 2018
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56 dolphins and whales have washed up on Irish beaches so far this year
18 Feb 2017
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New Zealand beached whale crisis 'over' say rescuers
12 Feb 2017
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Hundreds of whales die after becoming stranded on New Zealand beach
10 Feb 2017
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SeaWorld to phase out killer whale shows as protests grow
9 Nov 2015
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Incredible drone footage shows paddle-boarder meeting up with two friendly whales
11 Oct 2015
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PHOTOS: Irish Air Corps spot whales off Galway coast
14 Sep 2015
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Column: Do we really need another pet, or are we running out of wild animals?
Paul Kiernan
16 Aug 2015
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Three whales washed up on a Kerry beach and one may not survive
6 Aug 2015
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Japan is going to have one more go at proving its whale kills are scientific
15 Apr 2015
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"We're trying to keep the rest alive": 100 whales die on New Zealand beach
14 Feb 2015
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An orca washed up on a Waterford beach yesterday
31 Jan 2015
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Guy decides it would be a good idea to surf a whale carcass surrounded by hungry sharks
2 Nov 2014
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Whale gently lifts kayakers out of water in incredible video
23 Jul 2014
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Five pilot whales die after pod gets stranded on Donegal beach
7 Jul 2014
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Awe-inspiring footage of huge whale and dolphin 'stampede' off California
3 Mar 2014
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Your baby dolphin making the most of the Wexford winter sunshine pics of the day
15 Jan 2014
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