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national parks and wildlife service

don't touch

Public urged not to touch sick or dead wild birds amid ‘highly pathogenic’ strain of bird flu

1 hr ago

2.3k

mountshannon

First male white-tailed eagle to breed in Ireland in over a century found dead in Co Clare

Updated 30 May

33.7k

Fires

National Parks manager says there was a ‘sinister element’ to Co Mayo fires

Firefighters are continuing to battle blazes across the Mourne Mountains, while Kerry Fire Service fought a major gorse fire in Tahilla.

8 Apr

7.8k

Conservation Danger

Endangered young eagle shot dead near lake in Co Westmeath

Updated 15 Jan

22.9k

the great outdoors

State to purchase 67 hectares of land for new nature reserve in Co Kilkenny

14 Oct 2024

22.8k

Kerry

Four White-tailed Eagle chicks released at Killarney National Park

6 Aug 2024

7.7k

badgering

Gardaí appeal for witnesses into potential 'badger baiting' in Limerick

24 Jan 2024

18.7k

national parks and wildlife service

More than 40 people were brought to court over alleged wildlife crimes this year

29 Dec 2023

14.9k

Birds

Puffins leaving Skellig Michael a few days early 'not a cause for concern'

3 Aug 2023

17.5k

Ballinskelligs

Not possible to carry out post mortem on fin whale that washed up on Co Kerry beach

10 Jul 2023

22.8k

The Morning Lead

Transparency concerns as no hearings held at nature sites Appeals Board in almost two years

2 Jul 2023

16.5k

national parks and wildlife service

Tracking project aims to solve mystery of where Irish cuckoos migrate to in winter months

8 Jun 2023

10.4k

Biodiversity

Wildlife service enlists the public's help for otter spotting project

6 Jun 2023

7.4k

Clare

Conservationists welcome hatching of five new white-tailed eagle chicks in Clare

5 Jun 2023

14.4k

park it

National Parks and Wildlife Service urges against barbecues and fires in public places

30 May 2023

4.1k

Ravenwood

Fire crews return to Co Wexford nature reserve after blaze that burned through two acres of forest

Updated 29 May 2023

19.7k

conservation area

Two men convicted and fined for using scrambler bikes in protected area of Wicklow Mountains

6 Mar 2023

18.2k

Dublin Zoo

Report into 'serious welfare breaches' at Dublin Zoo deems majority of allegations to be 'unfounded'

11 Jan 2023

19.2k

Wildfire

'Incredibly difficult' to prosecute people for starting illegal fires, Heritage Minister says

1 Apr 2022

10.1k

ring-necked parakeets

BirdWatch Ireland calls for reports of invasive parrot species after sightings in Dublin park

19 Feb 2022

68.2k

curlew champion

Wildlife service set to hire champions to aid with the conservation of curlews

25 Jan 2022

11.0k

lough rea

Egyptian vulture spotted in Co Roscommon

1 Jan 2022

55.9k

The Morning Lead

Crackdown sees 50 cases launched against illegal hedge cutting this year

20 Dec 2021

45.2k

The Morning Lead

Loss of Ireland's biodiversity is accelerating - and we're missing the chance to halt it

27 Aug 2021

27.1k

Kerry boar hunt

Hunt continues in mountainous area of Kerry for missing wild boar

17 Jun 2021

36.4k

buzz

Single Asian hornet found 'alive but dying' in north Dublin home

7 May 2021

97.8k

Cull

Deer cull begins in Killarney National Park to manage red and Sika herds

26 Feb 2020

30.8k

north slobs

Man fined €500 for illegally hunting hares in Wexford reserve

10 Oct 2019

18.7k

Nenagh District Court

Man convicted and fined for chopping down hedges during bird nesting season

19 Jun 2019

93.7k

conservation area

Deliberate fire in Wicklow Mountains' 'Coronation Plantation' sparks probe

17 May 2019

32.2k

BallyKelly

Investigation into deaths of two protected falcons found in Wexford quarry

12 Apr 2019

27.3k

Pine marten

'Contact your local ranger': Here's what to do if you find a pine marten in your home

2 Jan 2019

88.9k

crayfish plague

'Crayfish plague' may be to blame as large numbers of the crustacean die in Westmeath

19 Jun 2018

22.8k

Invasive Species

Killarney National Park 'significantly and rapidly deteriorating' due to rhododendron

7 Jan 2018

26.7k

Coypu

Public warned about large rat-like rodent that can 'cause a lot of damage'

15 May 2017

74.3k

Steady On

Concern over plan to kill deer blamed for Killarney car accidents

30 Oct 2015

25.0k

Protected

Rare white-tailed eagle chicks hatched in four Irish counties

2 Jun 2015

12.7k

bird of prey

This protected falcon had to be euthanised after being shot in Wexford

13 Aug 2014

11.8k

107

Hare coursing

"It is positively medieval, barbaric": New figures show injuries to hares

29 Jul 2014

12.0k

Bogs

Appeal issued over unauthorised bog cutting

11 Jul 2014

10.0k

116

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