May 20th, 2019 The National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) and the Marine Institute have issued a warning to all water users about the severe and increasing threat to our native Crayfish species. The warning comes ahead of a seminar on the conservation of the White-clawed Crayfish in Ireland and the Read more…
August 24th, 2018 Earlier this month, a San Francisco court ordered Monsanto to pay out $289m to a terminally ill man after a jury unanimously agreed that the giant agrochemical company was responsible for causing his cancer. The cause of plaintiff Dewayne Johnson’s cancer, the jury determined, was exposure to Read more…
August 13th, 2018 The beauties of Ireland’s national parks attract millions of tourists each year, bringing in a hefty chunk of revenue for both the State and local businesses across the country. Yet, our rolling hills and green landscapes are increasingly met with striking challenges such as the invasion of Read more…
July 27th, 2018 A paper published this week by Irish researchers has revealed that an invasive alien spider poses a significant threat to Ireland’s only native terrestrial reptile. The first record of a Nobel False Widow spider feeding on the viviparous lizard in Ireland has been published in the Proceedings Read more…
