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# national parks and wildlife service

This year
2024
Gardaí appeal for witnesses into potential 'badger baiting' in Limerick
Last year
2023
More than 40 people were brought to court over alleged wildlife crimes this year
Puffins leaving Skellig Michael a few days early 'not a cause for concern'
Not possible to carry out post mortem on fin whale that washed up on Co Kerry beach
Transparency concerns as no hearings held at nature sites Appeals Board in almost two years
Tracking project aims to solve mystery of where Irish cuckoos migrate to in winter months
Wildlife service enlists the public's help for otter spotting project
Conservationists welcome hatching of five new white-tailed eagle chicks in Clare
National Parks and Wildlife Service urges against barbecues and fires in public places
Fire crews return to Co Wexford nature reserve after blaze that burned through two acres of forest
Two men convicted and fined for using scrambler bikes in protected area of Wicklow Mountains
Report into 'serious welfare breaches' at Dublin Zoo deems majority of allegations to be 'unfounded'
All time
'Incredibly difficult' to prosecute people for starting illegal fires, Heritage Minister says
BirdWatch Ireland calls for reports of invasive parrot species after sightings in Dublin park
Wildlife service set to hire champions to aid with the conservation of curlews
Egyptian vulture spotted in Co Roscommon
Crackdown sees 50 cases launched against illegal hedge cutting this year
Loss of Ireland's biodiversity is accelerating - and we're missing the chance to halt it
Hunt continues in mountainous area of Kerry for missing wild boar
Single Asian hornet found 'alive but dying' in north Dublin home
Deer cull begins in Killarney National Park to manage red and Sika herds
Man fined €500 for illegally hunting hares in Wexford reserve
Man convicted and fined for chopping down hedges during bird nesting season
Deliberate fire in Wicklow Mountains' 'Coronation Plantation' sparks probe
Investigation into deaths of two protected falcons found in Wexford quarry
'Contact your local ranger': Here's what to do if you find a pine marten in your home
'Crayfish plague' may be to blame as large numbers of the crustacean die in Westmeath
Killarney National Park 'significantly and rapidly deteriorating' due to rhododendron
Public warned about large rat-like rodent that can 'cause a lot of damage'
Concern over plan to kill deer blamed for Killarney car accidents
Rare white-tailed eagle chicks hatched in four Irish counties
This protected falcon had to be euthanised after being shot in Wexford
"It is positively medieval, barbaric": New figures show injuries to hares
Appeal issued over unauthorised bog cutting
Volunteers: Killarney Park faces 'grim and uncertain future' if destructive plant not dealt with
Mystery in Kildare after discovery of 250 dead frogs
Environmental groups want to know if Flatley has a licence for that horn of his
Appeal for information after protected bird found hanging from gatepost
Appeal for information after poisoning of protected bird of prey in Wicklow
Deenihan bans hunting of Kerry red deer