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Seven super ways to welcome wildlife into a small garden
1+ hour, 9+ min ago (743+ words) Author Thomas Rutter has plenty of ideas on how to help biodiversity flourish in gardens, both big and small. Picture: Alamy/PA Thomas Rutter has gardened in many locations, from glorious private estates in Tuscany to iconic gardens closer to…...
Lesser spotted: This elusive leopard is somewhat of a 'ghost"
1+ week, 4+ day ago (323+ words) Tashi, one of the two snow leopard housed in the Himalayan Hills habitats at Dublin Zoo. Kulbhushansingh Suryawanshi wanted to study snow leopards, the world’s most secretive wild cats. However, during a two-month search, Peter Matthiesssen, author of The Snow…...
Garden tech review: Watching wildlife from your phone with the Birdfy Birdbath Pro
1+ week, 6+ day ago (220+ words) The clever dual-lens system on the Birdfy Birdbath Pro combines a wide-angle view with automated tracking of visiting birds. Pictures: Birdfy The solar-powered fountain is a lovely addition for attracting wildlife, though it is worth noting that it does not…...
Wild Matters: Nature restoration in action through pioneering projects
2+ week, 2+ day ago (192+ words) A meadow full of ragged robin at the Beara Way in Co Kerry, also home to hoverflies, wild bees, and butterflies. Picture: Anja Murray In the green filtered sunlight at the woodland edge, I caught sight of the gentle gait…...
Long-term funding recommended to address climate change and biodiversity loss
2+ week, 6+ day ago (490+ words) The Just Transition Commission has outlined 10 recommendations as part of its agriculture and land use report. Farmers should receive long-term funding mechanisms and payments for ecosystem services to help transition to climate neutrality, a new report recommends. The Just Transition…...
Irish Examiner view: It's in our interest to support bees
3+ week, 4+ day ago (836+ words) To maximise biodiversity, the range and quantity of bees and other pollinators must be maintained and supported so that food production will not be imperilled. File picture: Domnick Walsh Even if our motives are entirely self-serving, it pays to save…...
Age-old question: Could the longevity of butterflies be down to diet?
3+ week, 5+ day ago (420+ words) Some butterflies are migrant species, which head back south in the autumn. One of them is the painted lady. Gather ye rosebuds while ye may, old time is still a-flying – Robert Herrick William Hogarth’s ‘The Mackinnon Children’ hangs in the…...
Life Hack: How to care for birds during the summer months
1+ mon, 1+ day ago (680+ words) June and July are peak caterpillar season, so even if the ground is too compacted for worms at this time, there is still plenty of other food options for them. I was reading something online a few days ago about…...
Why one man is dispatching 50,000 ladybirds to households across Ireland every week
1+ mon, 1+ day ago (755+ words) Thomas Quearney from Mr Middleton garden shop releasing ladybirds in his garden in Glasnevin, Dublin. Picture: Gareth Chaney A box of live ladybirds might not be the first purchase that springs to mind while in the midst of a frenzied…...
Winging it: Swift ‘the devil bird’ that does its own thing
1+ mon, 1+ day ago (441+ words) Known as ‘the devil bird’, the swift is the dark-brown acrobat which wheels, screaming loudly, even over cities and towns. Picture: iStock Swifts are the most amazing birds, true masters of the sky — Jane Goodall But not all birds are…...