12 April 2022 Talk to me for more than ten minutes in a pub booth or cafe, and there’s a good chance I’m going to find a way to bring up foxes. My obsession with them only grows stronger year-on-year and I may or may not have multiple browser tabs Read more…
8 April 2022 Whether you’re working from home or an office, you’ve probably found yourself over recent weeks of spring taking a break or closing out the day with a walk. You might be in the countryside or in the heart of a city, but no matter where you are Read more…
11 March 2022 If you ever find yourself amidst snowy mountains, keep your eyes on the white as much as you can. If you’re lucky, you might catch the silhouette of a golden eagle. With a two-metre wingspan, they’re one of the largest birds of prey. Put them wingtip-to-wingtip besides Read more…
1 February 2022 If you’re going to catch the sound of the lesser horseshoe bat, you’re going to need both a bat detector and chance on your side. “If you’re lucky enough to be in an area where there are some horseshoes, close to one of their roosting sites, there Read more…
15 April 2021 Over a quarter of all Irish birds now find themselves on the highest level of conservation concern. According to a paper in the latest issue of Irish Birds, 54 Irish bird species are now Red-listed, a 46 per cent increase from the previous “Birds of Conservation Concern Read more…
11 January 2021 Ireland has signed up to an international coalition that aims to protect almost a third of the planet’s land and sea area. The announcement was made as part of the High Ambition Coalition for Nature and People launch today, which aispires to establish an agreement to address Read more…
15 September 2020 Only 6 out of 20 international biodiversity targets have been “‘partially achieved” over the past decade, a new UN report concludes. The figure was revealed in the fifth Global Biodiversity Outlook report which was published today, as the document presented a final report card today on the Read more…