Statement from Minister Noonan on amendments to the Open Seasons Order for Wild Birds, as per Press Release issued by Department yesterday, August 31 “Last year, I established a review of the Open Seasons Order to consider the 21 species of wild bird that can be...
A decision has been made by the Minister on the OSO for the coming season: The Birds Open Season will be amended for the 2023/2024 season to remove scaup, pochard, goldeneye and pintail. For more information please see here.
A long-awaited update from the NPWS on the restrictions on the use of Lead Gunshot in or around Wetlands and the definition of wetlands was released last week. It stated: From the 15 February 2023, discharging gunshot containing a concentration of lead (expressed as...
Key findings 2023 data shows an overall 35% increase in the population of corncrakes in Ireland over the past five years A total of 218 corncrake breeding territories were recorded in 2023, up by 10% on 2022 and exceeding 200 for the first time in a decade. First...
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