Unseasonal shenanigans
This column was first published in the Weekend Magazine of the Irish Independent on Saturday 04 February… [more]
Wildlife Column in the Irish Independent
Stop the presses! News just in that I’m going to be writing a regular wildlife column for the Irish… [more]
Spring Alive: help track spring’s progress through Europe
With the early arrival of spring making headlines it looks like the Spring Alive website is back in action… [more]
Ninth Wicklow red kite poisoning confirmed
A ninth red kite from the Irish project to reintroduce this magnificent bird of prey has been killed… [more]
Landscape conservation to help Irish bats
A new initiative to help authorities make informed decisions about landscape conservation for Ireland's… [more]
Latest Species Profiles
Song Thrush (Turdus philomelos)
The song thrush is a familiar thrush species, and one of Ireland's finest songsters. A key player in the acclaimed “Dawn Chorus”, this attractive … [Read more...]
Otter (Lutra lutra)
Ireland is considered to have the healthiest otter population in Europe. Surveys show that otters are present in more than ninety percent of our … [Read more...]
Grey Gurnard (Eutrigla gurnardus)
The grey gurnard is a fish of the north east Atlantic, and is found as far south as Morocco and into the Mediterranean. It is relatively common around … [Read more...]
Latest Wildlife News
Badger baiting arrests in Northern Ireland as authorities clamp down
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 … [Read more...]
Ninth Wicklow red kite poisoning confirmed
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 … [Read more...]
Landscape conservation to help Irish bats
A new initiative to help authorities make informed decisions about landscape conservation for Ireland's bat species was launched in Dublin earlier … [Read more...]
New on the Ireland’s Wildlife Blog
Unseasonal shenanigans
This column was first published in the Weekend Magazine of the Irish Independent on Saturday 04 February 2012. One of the things I like most … [Read more...]
Wildlife Column in the Irish Independent
Stop the presses! News just in that I’m going to be writing a regular wildlife column for the Irish Independent newspaper. I’m still … [Read more...]
Hop to it: report your Irish frog sightings
To mark World Wetlands Day on Thursday the 2 February the Irish Peatland Conservation Council (IPCC) is launching its annual 'Hop To It Frog … [Read more...]
Featured Websites
Spring Alive: help track spring’s progress through Europe
With the early arrival of spring making headlines it looks like the Spring Alive website is back in action again. Every year Spring Alive tracks … [Read more...]
Conserve Ireland: Ireland’s protected species and their habitats… covered!
Found this great site dedicated to the conservation of Irish habitats and protected species thanks to Kathleen Lynch on the Ireland’s Wildlife page … [Read more...]
National Heritage Week 2011
National Heritage Week 2011 is set to be the biggest yet with more than 1,300 events registered around the country. Coordinated by the Heritage … [Read more...]
Full-length Wildlife Features
Seal Entourage
An account of a memorable encounter with grey seals off the West Cork coast in Summer 2010. – We call them natural disasters: events like earthquakes, tsunamis, eruptions, hurricanes… nature’s raw power at its most awe inspiring and terrifying. Luckily few of us ever experience the full destructive power of nature first hand, but we [...]
Whales, dolphins, sharks and more off West Cork
“This is a research charter, not a pleasure cruise,” cautioned Irish Whale and Dolphin Group (IWDG) sightings coordinator, Padraig Whooley as we boarded the boat. “We’re not stopping for anything under forty tonnes!” As the Holly Joe slipped out of Reen Pier the anticipation on board was palpable. IWDG researchers were joined on board by [...]
Chemical Warfare in the Irish Countryside
As you read this article a complex arsenal of chemical weapons is being manufactured at sites all over the island of Ireland. When deployed these chemical agents are designed to subdue, inhibit, mutilate, mutate and in some cases even kill! The manufacturers of this nationwide chemical stockpile are of course plants. Unable to resort to [...]
