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Record number of cranes bred in 2025 as UK’s tallest bird continues comeback
19+ hour, 47+ min ago (739+ words) 02 Apr 2026 12:01 AM A record number of cranes bred in the UK last year as the once-vanished bird continues its comeback, conservationists said. Cranes went extinct in the country around 400 years ago as a result of over-hunting and the loss of…...
Orkney stoat eradication project boosts rare voles, hen harriers and owls
2+ day, 19+ hour ago (836+ words) 31 Mar 2026 12:01 AM Efforts to remove invasive stoats from Orkney have given a boost to the islands" native vole species " and one of the UK"s rarest birds of prey. A new report shows Orkney vole activity in spring 2025 was the…...
Local people learn about fen restoration at Laois and Offaly community events
1+ week, 5+ day ago (427+ words) Local people learned about fen restoration at Laois and Offaly community events 20 Mar 2026 8:33 PM PEOPLE from across Laois and Offaly gathered in recent weeks to learn about the restoration of Ireland's rare fen wetlands, as part of a series of…...
LONG READ: Inside the 'seasonal scourge' terrorising rural landowners across Waterford
2+ week, 5+ day ago (1373+ words) 14 Mar 2026 1:33 PM Illegal hare lurching, which is rife at this time of year, continues to take a huge toll on wildlife and on many people living in rural communities across Waterford and beyond. The activity, which has been described in…...
LONG READ: Inside the 'seasonal scourge' terrorising rural landowners across Carlow
2+ week, 4+ day ago (1372+ words) 14 Mar 2026 8:33 PM Illegal hare lurching, which is rife at this time of year, continues to take a huge toll on wildlife and on many people living in rural communities across Carlow and beyond. The activity, which has been described in…...
LONG READ: Inside the 'seasonal scourge' terrorising rural landowners across Limerick
2+ week, 4+ day ago (1373+ words) 14 Mar 2026 8:33 PM Illegal hare lurching, which is rife at this time of year, continues to take a huge toll on wildlife and on many people living in rural communities across Limerick and beyond. The activity, which has been described in…...
Charity auction to be held in honour of environmental activist Jane Goodall
3+ week, 48+ min ago (253+ words) 12 Mar 2026 1:59 PM A charity auction is to be held in honour of the late environmental activist Dame Jane Goodall. The conservationist, who was a world-leading expert on chimpanzee behaviour, died in October at the age of 91. The Hope Gala will…...
Amazing: Barn owls return to Laois thanks to local conservation efforts!
3+ week, 1+ day ago (647+ words) 10 Mar 2026 6:33 PM Thanks to conservation efforts made by the National Parks and Wildlife Service, Laois County Council's Barn Owl project and the individual efforts of Laois locals, barn owls have officially returned to Laois in strong numbers. Laois County Council…...
Sycamore Gap sapling planted at eastern end of Hadrian’s Wall
3+ week, 5+ day ago (373+ words) 06 Mar 2026 9:15 PM A sapling grown from the illegally felled Sycamore Gap tree has been planted at another site along Hadrian's Wall. The young tree was planted on Friday at Segedunum Roman Fort at Wallsend, North Tyneside, a location at the…...
RIP: Founder of Cabragh Wetlands remembered as a visionary behind Thurles' nature haven
3+ week, 6+ day ago (723+ words) 05 Mar 2026 6:33 PM Tributes have been paid following the death of Tom Grace, founder, long-time chair and Life President of Cabragh Wetlands Trust, who has been described as the visionary whose determination helped transform the Thurles site into one of Tipperary's…...