Get closer to the wild side of Ireland
Police and the Ulster Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (USPCA) carried out five searches in County Down over recent weeks as part of a UK wide operation to clamp down on badger baiting. Two men were arrested and several dogs were rescued – some of them seriously wounded from confrontation with wild [...]
A ninth red kite from the Irish project to reintroduce this magnificent bird of prey has been killed by poisoning . Tests on the bird, which was found dead near Brittas Bay at the end of last year, have confirmed the cause of death as illegal poisoning. It was a breeding female that had previously [...]
A new initiative to help authorities make informed decisions about landscape conservation for Ireland’s bat species was launched in Dublin earlier this week by Dr Liam Lysaght, director of the National Biodiversity Data Centre (NBDC). A joint project by Bat Conservation Ireland (BCI) and the Centre for Irish Bat Research (CIBR), the “‘Landscape Conservation for [...]
Wildlife experts have expressed concern at reports that a second native red squirrel has died of the deadly squirrel paropox virus in Co. Wicklow. The squirrel was discovered near Kilmacanogue, Co. Wicklow suffering from the disease, which is described as being similar to myxomatosis in rabbits. The squirrel pox virus is carried by the non-native [...]
Europe’s foremost cetacean conference is coming to Ireland in 2012. Co-hosted by the The Irish Whale and Dolphin Group (IWDG) and the Galway Mayo Institute of Technology (GMIT), the 26th annual European Cetacean Society Conference will take place over the the weekend of 24-25 March in the Galway Bay Hotel, with workshops being held at [...]
Ireland’s wildlife is delighted to be contributing wildlife-related content to a brand new nature blog on the fledgling West Cork Times website. You’ll still get the best nature and wildlife content here on the Ireland’s Wildlife site first… but it’s great to have a platform to bring wildlife awareness to a wider audience. West Cork [...]
The Irish Wildlife Trust (IWT) has hit out at Invasive Species Ireland for the classification of the once native wild boar (Sus scrofa) as an official invasive species here. The move comes on the back of a number of sightings of boar around Ireland over recent years – most recently the case of a large [...]
Ireland’s National Biodiversity Data Centre has just announced it’s programme of workshops for the coming year. The full programme is available for download in PDF format from the Centre’s website by following the link below. Biodiversity Data Centre 2012 Workshop Programme This year the centre is offering a more extensive range of workshops with a [...]
Three red kites have been found dead near Lusk in North County Dublin today. Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht Mr Jimmy Deenihan, expressed his “disgust” on hearing that illegal poisoning was suspected to be the cause of death. The birds were among a total of 39 young red kites released in North Dublin [...]
The National Parks and Wildlife Service has issued the latest in a new series of All-Ireland Red Data Lists for fish, reptiles and amphibians. The list was compiled collaboratively by organisations both side of the border, and while the majority of species are categorised as Least Concern according to IUCN criteria, 40% of our native [...]
