October 4th, 2019 Earlier this week, the Irish Farmers’ Association appeared before the Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture to discuss bovine tuberculosis (TB) and the state’s programme that seeks to eradicate the disease. Speaking on behalf of the representative body, beef farmer Pat Farrell said that the management of wildlife susceptible Read more…
January 10th, 2019 The increase in corncrake numbers in 2018 is a welcome sign but is still well below a safe level for the threatened species, a leading conservationist has warned. Once commonly recognised by its distinctive rasping call, the corncrake has experienced a significant drop in population this century, Read more…
February 6th, 2018 Almost 50 marine species living in Irish waters are under threat of extinction, a new report from the Irish Wildlife Trust (IWT) reveals. Released this week, the Protecting Our Ocean’s Wealth report indicates that 48 species of fish, crustaceans, shellfish and other invertebrate are under threat, as Read more…
February 6th, 2018 There is a growing concern among conservation groups for the future of the endangered Corncrake as new data points to a further decline in the number of calling males on our island. Once commonly recognised by its distinctive call, the corncrake has experienced a significant drop in Read more…
November 2nd, 2017 Sharks, vultures, and lions are just some of the migratory species that are now protected globally following the signing of new international legislation at last week’s Convention on Migratory Species (CMS). The 12th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP12) to the Convention met in the Read more…
October 12th, 2017 The Irish Wildlife Trust has criticised calls from a Westmeath councillor to lift the protective status of the pine marten, one of Ireland’s rarest mammals. The motion calls on the Heritage Minister Heather Humphries and the National Parks & Wildlife Service to take legal protection away from Read more…
October 4th, 2017 Ireland’s first-ever “bat bridge” has been constructed over Galway’s new motorway in a bid to conserve an internationally important colony of Lesser Horseshoe Bats. The M17 stretches 53km between Gort and Tuam and forms part of the Government’s Atlantic Corridor project. The €550 million motorway has been Read more…
September 13th, 2017 The Irish Wildlife Trust has written to the European Commission about Ireland’s failure to tackle illegal wild fires and protect threatened wildlife in our uplands as required under the Birds and Habitats Directives. In its formal complaint to the Commission, the conservation charity presented evidence of 97 Read more…
May 15th, 2017 When we think of biodiversity we often imagine unspoilt rural pastures or other landscapes and seascapes untainted by the faintest hint of concrete or urban development. This in an understandable but incorrect reflex. Biodiversity Week 2017 wants to bring biodiversity back to the core of Irish cities. From Read more…
4th April 2017 Asbestos and a large pile of building materials has been found illegally dumped in a national park in Co Donegal over the weekend. The Irish Wildlife Trust (IWT) has sent a complaint letter to both Donegal County Council and the Environmental Protection Agency over the discovery in Read more…