Cork Branch IWT Ladybird Workshop 17/06/2012

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The Cork Branch of the Irish Wildlife Trust will be hosting a free Ladybird Workshop on Sunday the 17 June, 10:30am at the Fota Wildlife Park Education Centre near Cobh, Co. Cork. The event is free of charge and open to all. It will be led by Stephen McCormack and Paul Whelan. If you’ve ever [...]

Seals shot in Co. Waterford; IWT calls for full investigation

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The Irish Wildlife Trust (IWT) is calling on the National Parks and Wildlife Service and Gardaí to launch a full investigation into the killing of seals in Co. Waterford. Two grey seals were discovered on Tuesday 21 February near Tramore, Co. Waterford with horrific gunshot wounds to the head. The suffering animals were euthanized humanely [...]

Irish wild boars not an invasive species says IWT

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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 [...]