by Barbara Killeen | Oct 10, 2024 | Biodiversity, Conservation, countryside, Nature, NPWS
‘Your Parks, Your Say’ is the first phase of a national conversation to inform the definition, purpose and management of our National Parks Stakeholders and members of the public are encouraged to have their say across a range of topics including biodiversity...
by Barbara Killeen | May 2, 2024 | Conservation, countryside, NPWS, wildlife management
The National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) has confirmed that Cuach KP, one of the first Irish Cuckoos to be tagged as part of a Cuckoo Tracking Project, has landed home in Killarney National Park after a winter spent in the rainforests of the Congo Basin in...
by Barbara Killeen | Apr 9, 2024 | Biodiversity, Conservation, NPWS, Open Seasons, Vermin Control, wildlife management
Recently, representatives from IFA and IFA Countryside met with the National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) at their headquarters. Our discussion focused primarily on the Return form associated with the Article 9 Derogations under the EU Birds...
by Barbara Killeen | Mar 22, 2024 | Conservation, countryside, Nature, NPWS
New NPWS livestream from two Chough nests in Cork to launch today, March 12th. Members of the public encouraged to tune in and watch Chough pairs as they go about building their nests and rearing their chicks. Project is an NPWS conservation measure which aims to...
by Barbara Killeen | Mar 22, 2024 | Conservation, NPWS, wildlife management
The National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) has launched an investigation following the recent discovery of a dead white-tailed eagle near Cranberry Lough in South Roscommon and is appealing to the public for information. The two-year old female eagle was...