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wildlife

# wildlife - Yesterday’s News

From The Daily Edge Thanks St. Patrick! This post contains videos

Let’s all take a moment to be grateful that there are no snakes in Ireland

The actual size of this python a normal person encountered in their daily life in Florida is terrifying.

# wildlife - Sunday 7 April, 2013

Ireland in breach of European convention over badger culling reports

The government has failed to submit any reports over the last ten years and the Council of Europe has now requested them as a “matter of urgency”.

# wildlife - Monday 11 March, 2013

Expansion at Fota Wildlife Park to create 10 jobs

A new animal care and conservation centre is to be built this year at the popular tourist destination.

# wildlife - Wednesday 27 February, 2013

Have you seen this newt?

The Irish Wildlife Trust is asking the public to keep an eye out for one of our few native amphibian species at local ponds.

# wildlife - Sunday 24 February, 2013

Four tips to better understanding the fox

The Irish Wildlife Trust has issued recommendations to the public following reports on the wild animals in recent weeks.

# wildlife - Tuesday 5 February, 2013

White-tailed eagles found poisoned in Co Cork

Two eagles were found poisoned near Glengariff; one of them dead. It’s the twelfth white-tailed eagle to be poisoned since 2007.

# wildlife - Wednesday 23 January, 2013

Call to rid New Zealand of cats to protect native wildlife

A campaign to purge the country of cats has raised the hackles of feline lovers.

# wildlife - Saturday 20 October, 2012

Experts name likely source of giant eyeball washed up in US

Remember the gruesome discovery we brought to you last week from a Florida beach? Read on to discover more about its most likely owner…

# wildlife - Wednesday 19 September, 2012

From The Score Armadillo!

Meet the World Cup 2014 mascot, an ‘environmentally important’ armadillo

He’s no Goleo or Ciao but this as-yet-unnamed dude might grow on us.

# wildlife - Saturday 25 August, 2012

Tiger escapes and kills keeper at German zoo

Zoo director shot and killed that animal involved in today’s fatal attack.

From The Daily Edge Casino Crasher

‘Stupid teenager’ mountain lion caught at US casino

The young animal was defeated by the revolving doors and captured by wildlife officers.

# wildlife - Thursday 9 August, 2012

Bears This post contains videos

Bears break into sweet shop, cars searching for food amid US drought

An exceptionally dry summer has depleted bears’ usual food supplies of berries and vegetation – pushing them further into residential areas.

# wildlife - Thursday 19 July, 2012

From The Daily Edge Cuteness Warning This post contains images

GALLERY: Dublin Zoo welcomes a new baby giraffe

The female Rothschild calf was born three weeks ago – and is already taller than most people!

# wildlife - Sunday 24 June, 2012

From The Daily Edge Bear Brawl This post contains videos

WATCH: Bears fight on Florida lawn

Residents say they don’t want to see the bears moved.

# wildlife - Saturday 23 June, 2012

From The Daily Edge Pic Of The Day

‘Help I’m Stuck’ Pic of the Day

Young raccoon was rescued from storm drain using soap and oil.

# wildlife - Friday 15 June, 2012

From The Daily Edge Wildlife This post contains images

In photos: big cats enjoying a bath

Siberian tigers take a break from the heat with a cooling dip at Chinese zoo.

# wildlife - Thursday 7 June, 2012

The 5 at 5: Thursday

5 minutes, 5 stories, 5 o’clock.

# wildlife - Monday 7 May, 2012

From The Daily Edge Pandas

In pictures: pandas in training

*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

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

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

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

# wildlife - Monday 17 October, 2011

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

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

Oil spill spreads in New Zealand

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

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

Wild Atlantic salmon return to the Tolka River after 100 years

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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’

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

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

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

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