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Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2016 accepting entries

Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2016 open for entries

Arguably the world’s most prestigious wildlife photography competition — the Wildlife Photographer of the Year is now open for entries for its 52nd year. Owned and organised by the British Natural History Museum, the competition is open to amateur and professional photographers around the world, and the entries it attracts each year represent a global showcase….

Wildlife Photographer of the Year coming to Dublin!

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The world-renowned Wildlife Photographer of the Year (WPY) exhibition is coming to Dublin this year… for the first time ever… and we have a pair of free tickets to give away to one lucky Ireland’s Wildlife reader. Co-owned by the Natural History Museum in London and the BBC, WPY is widely….

What’s that Bumblebee?

We have 20 species of bumblebee in Ireland — 14 true bumblebees and 6  cuckoo bumblebees. It’s great to see their rotund furry forms bustling around the garden again with the onset of spring… but for the wildlife enthusiast they present a bit of a conundrum. Several of the most….