Tuesday 20 April, 2021
Noteworthy reveals over 30 tonnes of threatened fish were discarded in one year, including the endangered basking shark and critically endangered skates.
Brian Holmes and Sheila Stokes had the pleasure of spending years with the Dingle dolphin, who became known as Fungie.
A breach of the Wildlife Act can result in a conviction and fine.
Noteworthy finds biodiversity in a battle with some farming practices – and a low level of accountability demanded by the Department of Agriculture.
The judge was told that 50% of the illegal catch was probably breeding females, which could have had a huge impact on the crayfish population.
Richard Nairns details some of what he discovered when he moved to Ned’s Wood in Co Wicklow.
Charity WWF is calling for national laws to stop the impact of human activity on nature.
The photos come from the almost 50,000 entries to the Natural History Museum’s competition.
Cases of the disease have been found in Cork, Clare, Leitrim, Offaly, Wicklow and Wexford.
Can you tell your curlews from your corncrakes?
Hedge cutting and burning is banned every year between 1 March and 31 August.
The new series is voiced by David Attenborough.
Alexandra Black had spent just 10 days as an intern in the facility.
The operation will be one of the country’s largest ever elephant relocations.
The warm weather means they can reach their optimal temperature without having to bask for hours.
Each box only had room for four crocodiles but 10 had been packed into each one.
Fine Gael councillor Tom Farrell wants a controlled cull in the numbers of pine martens to be done.
Activist group Survival said “green colonialism” is not just destroying lives but also harming conservation.
Feel like taking a trip into the wild?
One nest that has been maltreated for the past 30 years was saved as a result of the operation.
The giraffes have a condition known as leucism.
Asian lions are endangered as there are only about 500 individuals remaining in the wild.
What you spot will be recorded as part of an EU-wide programme Sea Change.
Forest trails have been closed and events cancelled in the wake of the attacks.
The Irish Wildlife Trust says it has received a few sightings of huge swarms of bees this week.
The most frequent casualties were buzzards and the recently re-introduced red kite.
The recent spell of dry weather has left firefighters battling gorse bush blazes, with farmers often blamed for starting them.
The bird used to be widespread in Ireland but is now only found along the north coast of Donegal and in the west of Mayo and Connemara.
~My milkshake brings all the boys to the yard~
This year is the most successful to date with a total of six chicks in Kerry, Cork and Galway.
Hedgerows are a vital refuge for a number of native species in Ireland.
Wild Cities reveals an urban world teeming with wildlife in the most unexpected and unusual places.
A peregrine falcon and two buzzards were found dead in recent weeks.
Many of the fires took place in areas protected for nature conservation.
The quarry was the site of an attempted poisoning of some falcons in 2014.
Sweet! But not ideal for her home furnishings.
He’s called ‘El Jefe’, ‘The Boss’.
That’s a big ass lizard.
30 years on from the disaster no human life remains, but the same cannot be said for wildlife.
