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| ARRANMORE VISITED BY BOTTLENOSE On Sunday a number of fishermen and spectators were treated to a display of acrobats, when a pod of up to 50 bottlenose dolphins swarmed around the coast of Arranmore near Donegal. The dolphins appeared to be hunting in the area all of Sunday afternoon, |
| STRANDING IN CAPE VERDE On June 22nd Cape Verde residents woke up to a nightmare when 92 Pilot Whales live stranded along their coastline. Many of the whales have passed away and residents hold very little hope of being able to save the remaining whales. This is not the first time a stranding like this has occurred. In 1947 Cape Verde suffered a mass stranding of the same species |
| 2 DOLPHINS HELD IN TURKEY A dark cloud looms over the holiday spot of Oludinez in Turkey this week after it was exposed that 2 bottlenose dolphins taken from the wild have been placed in pool no bigger than a tennis court, The dolphins are to be used as a tourist attraction for interactive swims. The dolphins began to show signs of mental distress after they started to bob up and down in the water for hours. Contact dolphin days ireland to find out how you can help the fight to release the Turkish Two. info@dolphin-days.com |
| Common Dolphin stranding in Aug 09 |
| STRANDING GUIDELINES TO BE INTRODUCED TO DOLPHIN DAYS IRELAND THROUGH FACEBOOK After speaking with many dolphin swimmers and dolphin entuasiasts we discovered that many people do not know what action to take if they should discovered a live stranding on their beach. We have decided that we will introduce a new page for stranding guidelines here on the site and on our facebook page. Simple actions that you can do may make the difference between life and death for a dolphin. |
| photo of moko by lydia uddstrom |
| Moko dies June 2010 |
| MOKO'S AUTOPSY NEW Moko, New zealands lovable and cheeky friendly dolphin who died in June of this year, was laid to rest on Matakana Island where he washed up. During the week prior to his burial, his body was in the possession of the DOC and an extensive week long autopsy was carried out. Results have shown that Moko did not die as result of any injuries. However on closer examination a gold/ orange fluid was discovered on his liver concluding that he had in fact died from liver disease. It was noted that two weeks before he left Whakatane he appeared to stop hunting and appeared to have lost body fat. |