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Author John Connell writes about how a canoe trip in lockdown showed him the importance of the country’s waterways.
Paul Handrick charts the story of that one bee you hear tapping at the window to get out, and he asks us to help her escape.
Paul Handrick has some helpful advice for keeping queen bumblebees alive if you see them in trouble.
The birds have been spotted in Griffith Park in Drumcondra.
Campaigners have been waiting for the assembly to be called since a biodiversity emergency was declared in 2019.
The male bird was first observed yesterday morning by the National Parks and Wildlife Services warden.
Farm subsidies to protect biodiversity need to be channelled into results-led projects.
About 28% of the 138,000 species assessed by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature are now at risk of vanishing.
Ireland’s overall spending on biodiversity protection is also under internationally-accepted levels.
The biologist and writer shares an extract from his book Entangled Life.
One in four birds is now on the so-called red list.
Noteworthy finds biodiversity in a battle with some farming practices – and a low level of accountability demanded by the Department of Agriculture.
Noteworthy discovers rich hedgerow resource cut back by local authorities during bird nesting season.
Charity WWF is calling for national laws to stop the impact of human activity on nature.
The photos come from the almost 50,000 entries to the Natural History Museum’s competition.
The council said that many parks, and all playgrounds, are now chemical-free.
A new study has found that plant extinction is occurring up to 500 times faster than ‘natural’ rates.
The survey is the first of its kind in Europe.
Over one million animal and plant species are now at risk of extinction.
The contest carries a $7,500 first prize.
Entries are still being accepted.
The petition wants councils to stop cutting down trees in public spaces without informing the public.
Male butterflies show a preference for females that have similar markings.
I was honoured to be asked to shoot a music video for artist David Rooney, best known for his unique illustrations, I didn’t realise he had a hidden talent as a singer, writes Donal Moloney.
A three-year survey of the duck-billed animal suggested its numbers had fallen by 30%.
No, not the chocolate bars – real penguins. Author Rob Maguire explains.
The decision broke a principle of nature film-making to observe but not interfere.
At least 18 pygmy elephants have been killed in the region since April.
“It can’t get hotter than where we are,” said a scientist from the US Geological Survey.
Photographers are competing for a top prize of $10,000.
Research into certain extinct crustaceans shows the more energy put into creating larger sexual organs, the more likely the species might cease to exist.
A group of scientists spent several weeks diving with whale sharks in the Galapagos Islands.
Come with us, on a walk through Dublin’s Botanic Gardens.
The giant skeleton was bought by the chief executive of a French waterproofing company whose logo is of the prehistoric mammal.
A sea lion bit a man in the groin area yesterday as he swam in the waters.
National Geographic is looking for the nature photographer of the year.