Arctic whale never recorded before in Ireland washes up on Donegal beach

Arctic whale washes up on Donegal coast in Irish first

The National Parks and Wildlife Service has today confirmed that a species of whale never before recorded in Irish waters washed up in Co. Donegal last weekend.

Arctic narwhal never recorded before in Ireland washes up on Donegal beach

A dead narwhal has washed up on the shores of Co Donegal, marking the first time the whale species has been recorded in Ireland . The narwhal is found exclusively in the Arctic waters of the north Atlantic, and its males are famous for their long tusks, leading to them being dubbed the "unicorns" of the sea. A family walking along Sweet Nellies Beach on the Inishowen Peninsula in Co Donegal first reported the sighting of a small, stranded 2-3m w…

Arctic whale never recorded before in Ireland washes up on Donegal beach

Skin samples were collected and the carcass was taken to the Regional Laboratory in Cork for a post-mortem examination and tests

Whale carcass found on Donegal beach identified as Arctic species never before seen in Irish waters

The dead female narwhal was found by a family walking along Sweet Nellies Beach on the Inishowen Peninsula.

Narwhal carcass found in 'remarkable' Donegal stranding

An arctic species of whale, normally seen in the waters off Greenland, Canada and Siberia has been recorded in Ireland for the first time, after a carcass was found washed up on a beach in Co Donegal.

First ever Irish Narwhal recorded at Sweet Nellie's beach in Greencastle, Donegal

A species of whale, never before recorded in Ireland, has washed up in Co Donegal.