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# wildlife - Monday 7 May, 2012

From The Daily Edge Pandas

In pictures: pandas in training

07/05/12 4,567 Views No Comments

*Note: There are real pandas in these photos, not just people dressed as pandas…

# wildlife - Tuesday 1 May, 2012

From The Daily Edge Koalas This post contains images

Koalas listed as ‘vulnerable’ in parts of Australia

01/05/12 1,593 Views 3 Comments

Environment minister says koala populations are threatened by loss of habitat, urban expansion, dogs and disease.

# wildlife - Wednesday 8 February, 2012

From The Daily Edge Whale Shark This post contains images This post contains audio

In pictures: whale shark displayed in Pakistan

08/02/12 5,923 Views 18 Comments

Fishermen say that they found the 40-foot-long dead shark in the Arabian Sea near Karachi.

# wildlife - Monday 2 January, 2012

From The Daily Edge Eye Of The Tiger

Face-To-Face Meeting Of The Day

02/01/12 4,514 Views 8 Comments

Kepala the Sumatran tiger, this is Áine. Áine, Kepala.

# wildlife - Monday 17 October, 2011

NZ Oil Spill

NZ teams rush to clear oil from grounded ship before it breaks apart or sinks

17/10/11 200 Views No Comments

Salvage crews were forced to stop their work for about a week because of severe weather and have a long way to go to clear all 1,400 tons of remaining fuel from the stricken vessel.

# wildlife - Monday 10 October, 2011

NZ Oil Spill

Oil spill spreads in New Zealand

10/10/11 257 Views No Comments

People have been advised to stay away from the water after the oil spill spreads to a beach in New Zealand. Oil-covered wildlife have been rescued in the area.

# wildlife - Wednesday 28 September, 2011

From The Daily Edge Zoo Babies

Baby gorilla born at Dublin Zoo

28/09/11 582 Views 4 Comments

The public are being asked for their suggestions in naming Dublin Zoo’s newest resident – a healthy baby girl gorilla.

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Wild Atlantic salmon return to the Tolka River after 100 years

28/09/11 902 Views 11 Comments

The return of the “King of Fish”, which only reproduces in clean water, to Dublin’s Tolka shows that efforts to reduce pollution in the waterway has been successful.

# wildlife - Tuesday 6 September, 2011

From The Daily Edge Killer Croc This post contains videos

21-foot ‘man-eating’ crocodile caught in Philippines may be world’s largest

06/09/11 3,253 Views 7 Comments

The colossal croc weighs a tonne, literally, but was caught by villagers on Saturday and has quickly become an internet hit.

# wildlife - Tuesday 16 August, 2011

From The Daily Edge Candid Camera This post contains images

Rare photographs: Animals of the world’s most remote jungles

16/08/11 662 Views 1 Comment

Cameras hidden in camouflage have captured images of mammals living some of the most isolated tropical spots on the globe.

# wildlife - Saturday 30 July, 2011

From The Daily Edge The Swine

Escaped wild boar threaten New York farms

30/07/11 210 Views 5 Comments

Up to 200 wild boar may be on the loose killing pets and attacking livestock, according to a US report.

# wildlife - Saturday 23 July, 2011

From The Daily Edge Bear-ing Up

Bear survives for three weeks with jar stuck on its head

23/07/11 272 Views No Comments

The black bear roamed around the foothills of the Smoky Mountains in Tennessee without food after getting a plastic container stuck over its face.

# wildlife - Monday 11 July, 2011

Animal Invaders This post contains images

7 unwanted animal invaders you might find in Ireland

11/07/11 1,401 Views 21 Comments

Raccoons! Wild boar! Ladybirds? Asian clams?… Yup, all of the above are deemed ‘invasive species’ in Ireland.

# wildlife - Saturday 11 June, 2011

From The Daily Edge Dublin Zoo This post contains images

Reeling in the Years: Dublin Zoo celebrates 180 years

11/06/11 446 Views 1 Comment

The zoo first opened its gates in 1840 when entry cost just a penny on Sundays.

# wildlife - Tuesday 7 June, 2011

From The Daily Edge New Species This post contains images

Gallery: 615 new species discovered in Madagascar since 1999

07/06/11 609 Views 1 Comment

Look through some of the World Wildlife Fund’s photos of new lemurs, chameleons and snakes discovered on the fourth-largest island in the world.

# wildlife - Friday 20 May, 2011

US

US farmers fear plague of ‘stink bugs’

20/05/11 387 Views 1 Comment

The voracious insects have already decimated millions of dollars of crops in the States – and show no signs of stopping.

# wildlife - Monday 16 May, 2011

From The Daily Edge Know Your Bugs

Bugging out: hundreds join hunt for Ireland’s natural riches

16/05/11 1,278 Views No Comments

Teams of volunteers are gearing up for the BioBlitz, whose organisers say biodiversity is worth €2.6billion a year to our economy.

# wildlife - Tuesday 22 March, 2011

From The Daily Edge Nicked

Penguins kidnapped from Australian island

22/03/11 300 Views No Comments

Population of penguins on Granite Island has dropped from over 1,500 to less than 150 in only a decade.

# wildlife - Wednesday 5 January, 2011

From The Daily Edge Madness

Man takes walk on the wild side by living with lions

05/01/11 348 Views No Comments

Florida animal lover wants to raise funds for sanctuary by bunking down in lion’s den

# wildlife - Friday 10 December, 2010

Aw

Dublin Zoo issues tall order: name our baby giraffe

10/12/10 896 Views 3 Comments

New girl about town makes her public debut after being kept in from the snow and ice.

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Poll: Are you satisfied with your quality of life?

A NEW REPORT from the OECD has suggested people living in Ireland have some of the best lives in the world, with Ireland among the top countries in its Better Life Index.

The index finds that life expectancy, low pollution, positive experiences and a healthy work-life balance are among the factors that contribute to happy lives in Ireland.

It did note, however, that the gap between the rich and poor is wider in Ireland than elsewhere, while the gender gap in educational performance is also larger than average.

Today we’re simply wondering whether (assuming you live in Ireland) you’re satisfied with your quality of life.


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Aggressive banks are making mortgage resolution impossible, writes David Hall of New Beginning – and suggests a way to restore trust between lenders and borrowers.

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Confidence and stability will be the last things to emerge from this dangerous experiment, writes Michael Taft.

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Vote Yes: EU funds are like our credit union. Let’s not go to the loan sharks.
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A Yes to the Stability Treaty will give Ireland access to the ESM, writes Naoise Nunn – and keep us out of a potentially lethal game of chicken.

Seamus Breslin
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Being proud to be Irish is sometime looked on as a social gaffe, writes Lisa McInerney, but that’s not always fair… and it’s not always the best way to figure out who really is racist…

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