Rural Life
Irish cuckoos to be tracked with satellite tags
A project to track cuckoos has gotten underway in order to discover where the bird spends its winter months, and...
birds
biodiversity
Carlow biodiversity project: 'Provide the habitat and they will come'
Rathvilly, Co. Carlow man Fergus Coogan, who is a sales manager at Borris Agri Sales, has been busy carrying out...
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Watch: How Cavan farm partnership combats scour
Scour occurs when the gut becomes compromised and calves lose proper functioning of the intestine, resulting in diarrhoea and loss...
Rural Life
Return of migratory birds mapped out by ESRI
Esri Ireland, the Geographic Information Systems (GIS) operator, has created a digital map highlighting the flight paths of a number...
Environment
NPWS to reintroduce osprey to Ireland this summer
The National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) is set to reintroduce the osprey to Ireland this summer, according to Minister...
Environment
Common cranes hatch two chicks on rewetted peatland
A pair of common cranes have successfully hatched two chicks on a rewetted peatland, following a breeding attempt last year,...
Environment
Government urged to suspend changes to rules on winter stubble
BirdWatch Ireland has today (Tuesday, July 5) warned heritage minister Darragh O’Brien, Minister of State for heritage, Malcolm Noonan and...
Agri-Business
Population of common farmland birds in continued decline
Birds in the EU are less abundant than a few decades ago, according to Eurostat, the statistical office of the...
Environment
Carlow court upholds conviction for destroying vegetation
At Carlow Circuit Criminal Court, Judge Gerard Griffin upheld a decision of Carlow District Court to convict and fine Brian O’Reilly, Clonagh, Hollywood,...
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Watch: Offaly farmer makes big savings by 'going solar'
Imagine standing on your farm, knowing you have taken steps to secure its future. The sun is shining, not just...
Environment
Quarter of island's native birds now 'red-listed'
Swifts, puffins and kestrels have been identified among the birds most at peril as a new cross-border report shows a...
Agri-Business
'Agri green schemes' rejuvenate bird populations in NI
Three key farmland bird species have increased in numbers over a five-year period in response to agri-environmental schemes (AES), according...
N.Ireland
Yellowhammers and other birds benefit from 'farming together with nature'
Over 25 landowners recently attended a farm demo event to find out how they can help wildlife thrive on their...