Irish Wildlife Trust

To coincide with Biodiversity Day on May 22nd, environmental groups will be co-hosting a seminar on protecting the marine environment in Dublin. We will have talks from the IWT on Marine Protected Areas, from the National Parks and Wildlife Service … Continue reading →

The Department of the Marine is planning to produce an ‘integrated marine plan’ for Ireland (www.ouroceanwealth.ie). This is a welcome move away from the wild west approach that is currently taken to any activity occurring in our seas. Conservation groups, … Continue reading →

After thorough examination of the scientific evidence the Welsh government has decided to drop plans for a badger cull and proceed with a badger vaccination programme instead. Scientific findings (1) state that badger culling can make no meaningful contribution to … Continue reading →