# wildlife - Wednesday 23 March, 2022
# Wildlife Act
Activities of farmers, commercial tree-fellers and a GAA club were among the complaints submitted to the Government. Hedge-cutting and burning is banned every year between 1 March and 31 August under the Wildlife Act. Law aims to protect and maintain wildlife diversity by establishing areas where wildlife can thrive in spring and summer months.
# wildlife - Wednesday 26 January, 2022
# Wildlife
# Wildlife
WWF said the newly identified species showed the region is a nature ‘hotspot’ but action is needed to protect wildlife .
# wildlife - Friday 25 June, 2021
# Wildlife
# Wildlife
The chicks were collected this June from nests throughout the Trondheim area of West-Central Norway.
# wildlife - Friday 7 May, 2021
# Buzz
# Buzz
This is the first time the invasive species has been found in the wild in Ireland.
# wildlife - Saturday 1 May, 2021
# Tweet Tweet Weet
# Tweet Tweet Weet
A sign that summer is almost here.
# wildlife - Tuesday 6 April, 2021
# NET LOSS
# NET LOSS
Noteworthy reveals over 30 tonnes of threatened fish were discarded in one year, including the endangered basking shark and critically endangered skates.
# wildlife - Saturday 20 March, 2021
# Wildlife
# Wildlife
Brian Holmes and Sheila Stokes had the pleasure of spending years with the Dingle dolphin, who became known as Fungie.
# wildlife - Monday 1 March, 2021
# Wildlife
# Wildlife
A breach of the Wildlife Act can result in a conviction and fine.
# wildlife - Monday 22 February, 2021
# Shear Force
# Shear Force
Noteworthy finds biodiversity in a battle with some farming practices – and a low level of accountability demanded by the Department of Agriculture.
# wildlife - Thursday 17 December, 2020
# Wildlife
# Wildlife
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.
# wildlife - Saturday 24 October, 2020
# Wildlife
# Wildlife
Richard Nairns details some of what he discovered when he moved to Ned’s Wood in Co Wicklow.
# wildlife - Thursday 10 September, 2020
# Nature
# Nature
Charity WWF is calling for national laws to stop the impact of human activity on nature.
# wildlife - Tuesday 1 September, 2020
# Good Eyes
# Good Eyes
The photos come from the almost 50,000 entries to the Natural History Museum’s competition.
# wildlife - Tuesday 24 September, 2019
# RHD2
# RHD2
Cases of the disease have been found in Cork, Clare, Leitrim, Offaly, Wicklow and Wexford.
# wildlife - Sunday 7 July, 2019
# Irish Wildlife
# Irish Wildlife
Can you tell your curlews from your corncrakes?
# wildlife - Monday 13 May, 2019
# Laois
# Laois
Hedge cutting and burning is banned every year between 1 March and 31 August.
# wildlife - Sunday 7 April, 2019
# Wildlife
# Wildlife
The new series is voiced by David Attenborough.
# wildlife - Monday 31 December, 2018
# Wildlife
# Wildlife
Alexandra Black had spent just 10 days as an intern in the facility.
# wildlife - Tuesday 24 July, 2018
# Circle Of Life
# Circle Of Life
The operation will be one of the country’s largest ever elephant relocations.
# wildlife - Sunday 8 July, 2018
# Reptile Weather
# Reptile Weather
The warm weather means they can reach their optimal temperature without having to bask for hours.
# wildlife - Friday 4 May, 2018
# Wildlife
# Wildlife
Each box only had room for four crocodiles but 10 had been packed into each one.
# wildlife - Sunday 22 October, 2017
# Protected
# Protected
Fine Gael councillor Tom Farrell wants a controlled cull in the numbers of pine martens to be done.
# wildlife - Sunday 1 October, 2017
# Pygmy Tribes
# Pygmy Tribes
Activist group Survival said “green colonialism” is not just destroying lives but also harming conservation.
# wildlife - Saturday 30 September, 2017
# Photography
# Photography
Feel like taking a trip into the wild?
# wildlife - Tuesday 26 September, 2017
# Peregrine Watch
# Peregrine Watch
One nest that has been maltreated for the past 30 years was saved as a result of the operation.
# wildlife - Thursday 14 September, 2017
# A Mighty Shade Of Pale
# A Mighty Shade Of Pale
The giraffes have a condition known as leucism.
# wildlife - Thursday 31 August, 2017
# Pride Of Cork
# Pride Of Cork
Asian lions are endangered as there are only about 500 individuals remaining in the wild.
# wildlife - Sunday 9 July, 2017
# Crab Watch
# Crab Watch
What you spot will be recorded as part of an EU-wide programme Sea Change.
# wildlife - Wednesday 28 June, 2017
# Two Killed
# Two Killed
Forest trails have been closed and events cancelled in the wake of the attacks.
# wildlife - Friday 16 June, 2017
# Normal Beehaviour
# Normal Beehaviour
The Irish Wildlife Trust says it has received a few sightings of huge swarms of bees this week.
# wildlife - Monday 22 May, 2017
# Protect
# Protect
The most frequent casualties were buzzards and the recently re-introduced red kite.
# wildlife - Saturday 22 April, 2017
# Burning Land
# Burning Land
The recent spell of dry weather has left firefighters battling gorse bush blazes, with farmers often blamed for starting them.
# wildlife - Sunday 12 February, 2017
# Indigenous Species
# Indigenous Species
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.
# wildlife - Monday 14 November, 2016
# Shake It
From The Daily Edge
# Shake It
~My milkshake brings all the boys to the yard~
# wildlife - Friday 9 September, 2016
# Success
# Success
This year is the most successful to date with a total of six chicks in Kerry, Cork and Galway.
# wildlife - Sunday 31 July, 2016
# Leave It Alone
# Leave It Alone
Hedgerows are a vital refuge for a number of native species in Ireland.
# wildlife - Sunday 8 May, 2016
# Wild Cities
# Wild Cities
Wild Cities reveals an urban world teeming with wildlife in the most unexpected and unusual places.
# wildlife - Thursday 5 May, 2016
# Antrim
# Antrim
A peregrine falcon and two buzzards were found dead in recent weeks.
# wildlife - Friday 29 April, 2016
# Damage To Wildlife
# Damage To Wildlife
Many of the fires took place in areas protected for nature conservation.
# wildlife - Monday 11 April, 2016
# Wildlife
# Wildlife
The quarry was the site of an attempted poisoning of some falcons in 2014.