Rural Life
NPWS investigation underway after white-tailed eagle shot dead
The National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) has launched an investigation following the discovery of a dead white-tailed eagle near...
Rural Life
The National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) has launched an investigation following the discovery of a dead white-tailed eagle near...
Environment
The Gearagh in Co. Cork, which is an important woodland and nature reserve, is receiving support to be made into...
Environment
Damage to hedgerows and illegal, uncontrolled fires can cause harm to nature and wildlife as nesting and breeding season gets...
Rural Life
The National Park and Wildlife Service (NPWS) is looking to move to an online system for all hunting licences it...
Environment
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) has confirmed to Agriland that it identified 665 herds associated with...
Rural Life
A commitment was given from the European Commission to engage with the National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) regarding critical...
Environment
Prosecution cases taken by the National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) staff have seen a significant increase year-on-year. This was...
Environment
The publication of a recent survey of the hen harrier in Ireland has shown that the number of breeding pairs...
Environment
A survey has shown that the barn owl population in Co. Cork has reached levels not seen in the county...
Rural Life
A Fianna Fáil councillor has urged the State to secure a deal to buy lands on the Conor Pass in...
Rural Life
There have been “significant successes” against wildlife crime in 2023 with a series of “successful” prosecutions in the courts, the...
Rural Life
The Irish Deer Commission has urged the public to report any deer culling crimes to their local garda station or...
biodiversity
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine has announced an extension to the closing date of a €25 million...
Environment
Ministers of State Pippa Hackett and Malcolm Noonan have today (Tuesday, December 12) launched a call for proposals for a...
biodiversity
The Wildlife (Amendment) Act 2023, which commenced this month will require all public service bodies, including government departments, agencies and...
Environment
The Curlew Conservation Programme (CCP) has reported the largest number of young curlew fledged into the wild since the programme...
Environment
Minister of State for heritage and electoral reform, Malcolm Noonan, has said that the government has no current plans to...
Rural Life
A Kerry county councillor is calling on the National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) to commence a deer cull following...