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A project that is based out of the Shannon Dolphin Centre in Kilrush, Co. Clare. It is one of the longest running projects in Europe! A great achievement from the Irish Whale & Dolphin Group and their core funder Inis Energy of the Sea.
Today we celebrate some of the most fascinating creatures that live in our big blue oceans. World Whale Day raises awareness and educates us about protecting these gentle giants and their habitat.
National Penguin Awareness Day is celebrated on 20th January every year. We need to help raise awareness and aim to bring international focus on the conservation of penguin habitats.
A day to celebrate an invertebrate that has been on this earth for millions of years..
Dolphins are one of the most recognised marine mammals that live in our oceans. They are tremendously social and are known for their intelligence and playfulness! Read on to learn more..
Today is World Octopus Day! Are you ready to get up-close and personal with one of the most intelligent invertebrates on Earth?
Each year, we celebrate Sea Otter Awareness Week, when we highlight the vital role our furry aquatic friends play in our ecosystem and the resulting effects they have on the well-being of our coastlines.
This is the world's largest volunteer cleanup event, and the goal of today is to increase global awareness of ocean plastic pollution and improve our seas worldwide.
Today is International Whale Shark Day! Read on and learn some fun facts about these 'gentle giants' that live in our oceans..
The beauty of the sea and it's creatures is truly incredible, read on and learn about some of the marine life that live in our gorgeous waters..
Oceans serve as the planet’s largest habitat and contain the greatest diversity of life on Earth..
These amazing creatures have been swimming in the Earth's oceans for over a million years.
Learn all about these marine reptiles and how they play an important role in the oceans ecosystems..
Humpback Whales have rebounded from the brink of extinction, the species’ global population has rebounded to over 25,000 due to the protections that were put in place in the 1960s.
After 16 years of searching Irish scientists have made an amazing discovery about the whales which live in our waters
Spectacular drone footage has captured a group of humpback whales socialising off west Cork with dolphins.
The European parliament has voted to ban single-use plastic cutlery, cotton buds, straws and stirrers to help protect our oceans
The HIGHEST ever number of blue whales have been spotted in the Great Australian Bight since aerial surveys began in the region.
The Irish Whale and Dolphin Group is touring Ireland in the coming weeks with their fascinating retelling of their adventure to track the humpback whale
If there is anything better than watching whales playing together, it is watching whales AND dolphins playing together.
Sea otters are one of the most adorable creatures currently inhabiting our oceans and this week is Sea Otters Awareness Week! This week is run to raise awareness about the hugely important role sea otters play in the eco system and to ensure that otters everywhere can continue to live (and nap!) safely.
The All-Ireland Whale Watch Day celebrated its 18th year on Saturday, 25th August with another highly successful event.
Ireland is blessed with many fantastic sights, with breath-taking views in plentiful supply in each corner of this island. Rarely though, do we get to appreciate the true wonders that lie in the waters that surround Irish shores.
With a prototype in process due to be tested in the Great Pacific Garbage Patch in 2018, Boyan Slat , a Dutch inventor, entrepreneur and aerospace engineering student drop-out, wants to build the largest floating barrier every deployed and use the ocean's own currents to collect the trash of the seas.
On December 1st, 2017, after years of negotiation amongst a broad coalition of countries, a 1.55 million square kilometers area of the Ross Sea off Antartica became the world's largest marine protected area (MPA). Home to Adelie and Emperor penguins, leopard seals, whales and more, this historic designation safeguards one of the last unspoiled wilderness areas on the planet. Many credit the documentary film The Last Ocean as the catalyst which brought international awareness and action to the area.
Already declared a World Heritage Site in 2016, the Mexican government declared the Revillagigedo Archipelago a protected national park, with bans on fishing, mining, and tourism development - creating the largest no fishing area in North America. Mission Blue further heralds the move, noting that this isolated area in the eastern Pacific is a high traffic feeding, breeding and resting area for whales, dolphins, sharks, tuna and more.
More proof that beach clean up matters! Hatchlings from a vulnerable turtle species have returned for the first time in decades to a Mumbai beach after a massive volunteer clean up effort. In total, 4 million pounds of trash were picked up by citizens! Read about it here on the Mother Nature Network
The Peabody Award honors 'stories that matter' each year. This powerful film documents the urgent threats to corals reefs, showing the reality with a side of hope and solution. Also just announced, it has received Fastcompany's 2018 World Changing Idea Award See how they are mobilizing awareness and inspiring action via free screenings , school visits complete with cool virtual reality curriculum for the kids.
Plastic straws seriously suck. Just one of the many single-use plastic items we take for granted, they end up in the ocean, creating more pollution and harming sea life. The super smart Strawless Ocean Initiative is a collaborative effort that combines awareness, tech, outreach and sustainable straw ideas - and really cool videos too.
Biologists say the strict environmental laws enforced under the Marine Mammal Protection have worked to the point where the West Coast population of the California sea lion has become the first marine mammal to recover to its natural carrying capacity. The sea lions, which range from Mexico to Alaska, are doing well, and experts say it shows agencies are doing their job in protecting them.
Nearly 8 years after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill environmental disaster, projects to restore wildlife and habitat continue full stop. The state of Alabama has just designated a portion of the fines paid by BP and other responsible parties to further fund marine life recovery, with specific projects for sea turtles and dolphins.
Despite the challenges, there are good things happening all over the world. From the creation of North America's largest protected marine area in Mexico, to legislative to strides in plastics and pollution cleanup around the globe, see our round-up from some of biggest conservation names out there.
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Previous Conservation Success Stories
36 Bits of Good News to Cure Your Ocean Blues
https://grist.org/living/36-bits-of-good-news-to-cure-your-ocean-blues/
Miracle at Cabo Pulmo – Amazing Reef Recovery in Mexico
https://blog.nationalgeographic.org/2012/06/09/cabo-pulmo-national-marine-park-bajas-miracle-threatened/
5th Graders Challenge Dunkin Donuts to Ban Styrofoam Cups
https://www.yahoo.com/health/stop-using-styrofoam-cups-kids-challenge-dunkin-92162783612.html
Irish Fishermen Rescue Stranded Family of 70 Dolphins
http://www.thejournal.ie/fishermen-celt-rescue-dolphin-family-1664066-Sep2014/
Rare Sperm Whales spotted off Southern California – a sign of returning ocean health
http://www.ocregister.com/articles/whale-637557-whales-sperm.html