by ifacountryside | Jul 7, 2023 | Biodiversity, Habitats, NPWS, Uncategorized, wildlife management
The National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) has today appealed to the public to keep their distance from vulnerable wildlife and to take great care when spending time with nature during the summer months. Minister of State for Heritage and Electoral Reform Malcolm...
by Barbara Killeen | Jan 24, 2023 | NPWS, wildlife management
The National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) at the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage is seeking any information relating to a White-tailed Eagle found dead on lands between Lough Ramar, County Cavan and Lough Sheelin, Co Westmeath and in...
by Barbara Killeen | Oct 7, 2022 | Deer, wildlife management
It’s autumn and in our forests and across our mountains, tensions are rising as the rutting or deer breeding season gets under way, the time of the year when male deer are driven by an urge to reproduce. From late September until early November the clash of...
by Barbara Killeen | Aug 25, 2022 | Deer Hunting, NPWS, Open Seasons, wildlife management
The Open Season for wild bird hunting will open on 1 September 2022. Considerable work has been undertaken by NPWS to set out a range of options available for future Open Seasons Order, and a wide ranging consultation with stakeholders and interest groups in relation...
by Barbara Killeen | Aug 12, 2022 | Biodiversity, Environment, Habitats, Sustainability, wildlife management
As part of its education and awareness remit, the team of staff at Glenveagh National Park in Donegal have resumed the popular summer teachers course ‘Learning Through The Landscape’, which has welcomed 20 participants from all over the country. The purpose of the...
by Barbara Killeen | Jul 20, 2022 | Biodiversity, Uncategorized, wildlife management
Minister of State for Heritage and Electoral Reform, Malcolm Noonan TD, has encouraged wildlife enthusiasts and rehabilitators who take care of our injured wildlife to ensure they are compliant with the law this summer by applying for the appropriate licence. “We have...
