Fears grow over safety of whales in Bantry Bay

IWDG Sightings Officer Pádraig Whooley says he fears the sighting of the bottlenose whales 'is not an isolated incident but part of a much bigger and rather worrying picture'.

Concern is mounting for the safety of three northern bottlenose whales who have spent more than a week in Bantry Bay in Co Cork.

The trio, normally seen in deep seas, arrived in the bay 10 days ago. They were last spotted off Garnish Island in the inner section of the Bay as those aboard an anchored yacht could hear them blowing throughout Thursday night and could see them from the mooring on Friday morning.