PRESS RELEASE: Irish Wildlife Trust calls for all trawling to be prohibited within the coastal zone The Irish Wildlife Trust (IWT) has made a submission to the public consultation on Minister Michael Creed’s (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine) review of trawling activity inside the 6 nautical mile zone. In our submission we […]
PRESS RELEASE: Increasing pesticide use presents a threat to wildlife and human health Published on: 11 April 2018 New figures from the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine show that pesticide use in Ireland continues to increase, amounting to 3,135 tonnes of active ingredient in 2016 [1]. This is an increase of 14 tonnes on […]
IWT welcomes overdue change in strategy in the fight against TB in cattle Published on: 15 January 2018 Following the announcement today by the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM), Michael Creed, that vaccination of badgers is to become an ‘integral part’ of the plan to eradicate TB in cattle[1], the Irish Wildlife Trust […]
