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Lone whale rescued from among hundreds of carcasses in Australia's worst mass beaching

Sep 27th 2020, 11:37 AM 21,337 5

#TASMANIA
70 whales rescued from Australia's worst mass beaching as 380 carcasses to be removed

Sep 24th 2020, 9:05 AM 26,568 39

#TASMANIA
200 more whales found on Australian coast with death toll from mass stranding expected to rise

Sep 23rd 2020, 7:00 AM 17,936 12

#AUSTRALIA
Six bottlenose whales die after mass stranding on Donegal beach

Aug 19th 2020, 7:08 PM 77,705 35

#ROSNOWLAGH BEACH
20 years on, first two humpback whales recorded by Irish group are still swimming together

Sep 22nd 2019, 4:38 PM 22,701 16

#BLASKET ISLANDS
Japan resumes commercial whaling despite extinction fears

Jul 1st 2019, 10:51 PM 16,993 42

#30-YEAR BAN
Russia to release 100 illegally captured whales from 'jail'

Jun 20th 2019, 8:12 PM 17,035 15

#SEA OF OKHOTSK
Two 'showbiz' whales from Shanghai aquarium moved to sanctuary in Iceland

Jun 20th 2019, 11:09 AM 16,385 16

#RETIREMENT
Beluga whale found in Norwegian waters 'may have been trained by Russian navy'

Apr 29th 2019, 1:52 PM 46,653 53

#DEEP COVER
Activists say latest case of whale washing ashore on west coast of Ireland is a 'concern'

Apr 3rd 2019, 9:18 PM 27,790 21

#STREEDAGH STRAND
Japan is going to start hunting whales for commercial purposes again

Dec 26th 2018, 9:45 AM 21,281 39

#HUNTING
Leatherback turtle and beluga whale spotted in Irish waters

Nov 23rd 2018, 10:58 PM 21,988 15

#OBSERVE PROGRAMME
Two killer whales spotted off the coast of Dublin

Nov 19th 2018, 4:23 PM 31,336 33

#ROCKABILL
Tánaiste orders Department to assist with investigation into beaked whale deaths

Sep 15th 2018, 7:15 AM 11,908 10

#WASHED UP
Deep Atlantic: 'If you can’t stand up, what's the difference between two and two thousand metres'

Apr 22nd 2018, 3:00 PM 35,827 13

#READ ME
Rescuers struggle to save survivors after mass beaching of 135 whales in Australia

Mar 23rd 2018, 10:44 PM 23,261 10

#PERTH
Two killer whales spotted off the coast of Kerry

Mar 7th 2018, 10:11 PM 36,336 44

#DINGLE
Listen to these Orca whales imitate human speech

Jan 31st 2018, 1:55 PM 11,212 20

#IMITATION GAMES
56 dolphins and whales have washed up on Irish beaches so far this year

Feb 18th 2017, 12:00 PM 12,372 32

#RECORD NUMBER
New Zealand beached whale crisis 'over' say rescuers

Feb 12th 2017, 7:18 AM 10,372 5

#SURVIVORS
Hundreds of whales die after becoming stranded on New Zealand beach

Feb 10th 2017, 7:13 AM 19,470 34

#GOLDEN BAY
SeaWorld to phase out killer whale shows as protests grow

Nov 9th 2015, 8:05 PM 18,373 51

#BLACKFISH
Incredible drone footage shows paddle-boarder meeting up with two friendly whales

Oct 11th 2015, 10:15 AM 25,497 17

#WELL HELLO THERE
PHOTOS: Irish Air Corps spot whales off Galway coast

Sep 14th 2015, 9:31 PM 25,738 18

#CLIFDEN
Column: Do we really need another pet, or are we running out of wild animals?

Aug 16th 2015, 8:30 AM 120 24

#SOLITARY DOLPHINS
Three whales washed up on a Kerry beach and one may not survive

Aug 6th 2015, 11:45 PM 18,233 8

#BEACHED
Japan is going to have one more go at proving its whale kills are scientific

Apr 15th 2015, 10:00 AM 11,805 33

#FOOD SCIENCE
"We're trying to keep the rest alive": 100 whales die on New Zealand beach

Feb 14th 2015, 12:40 PM 12,125 15

#TIME RUNNING OUT
An orca washed up on a Waterford beach yesterday

Jan 31st 2015, 7:40 PM 48,035 66

#STRANDED
Guy decides it would be a good idea to surf a whale carcass surrounded by hungry sharks

Nov 2nd 2014, 10:24 AM 5,336 4

#IDIOT
Whale gently lifts kayakers out of water in incredible video

Jul 23rd 2014, 7:28 AM 3,791 3

#WHALE TALE
Five pilot whales die after pod gets stranded on Donegal beach

Jul 7th 2014, 6:48 PM 19,429 34

#BEACHED
Awe-inspiring footage of huge whale and dolphin 'stampede' off California

Mar 3rd 2014, 10:00 PM 6,564 1

#MAJESTIC
Your baby dolphin making the most of the Wexford winter sunshine pics of the day

Jan 15th 2014, 4:31 PM 17,941 9

#HOOK HEAD
Sonar mapping for oil killed Madagascar whales: study

Sep 26th 2013, 8:44 PM 8,555 17

#WHALES
Irish adventurers return from Arctic with stunning photos, mild sea-sickness

Aug 31st 2013, 8:30 PM 29,392 12

#NORTH OF DISKO
Diver has luckiest escape ever after whale almost eats him

Jul 24th 2013, 9:13 AM 3,656 1

#SWIM AWAY!
This is definitely the most embarrassing voicemail you'll hear today

Jun 27th 2013, 11:17 AM 3,748 6

#WHALEMAIL
Japan will not stop hunting whales, says minister

Feb 26th 2013, 10:23 AM 5,784 46

#LOOPHOLE
PHOTOS: Just some dolphins and whales hanging out off Wexford

Feb 5th 2013, 9:45 PM 13,513 23

#THE LIFE AQUATIC