Content based on the tag Biodiversity

Co Antrim windfarm refused over "harm it could cause" tourism and wildlife

DfI had concerns about Unshinagh Wind Farm's potential impact on buzzards, peregrine and hen harriers

4 months ago

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Ulsterman on a mission to help save snow leopards in melting Himalayas

We went with Dr Jonny Hanson for his last training trek ahead of the expedition

4 months ago

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Dead cattle on French beach spark renewed calls for live animal export ban from island of Ireland

Ethical Farming Ireland has blown the whistle on conditions calves and bulls face on long voyages after being herded ...

4 months ago

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Starling murmuration's homecoming to be celebrated with special Wild Belfast event

Ecologist Conor McKinney is urging decision makers to factor nature impacts into plans

5 months ago

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Dog walkers warned to stay away from seal pup resting on Co Down coastal path

Aileen McClenaghan is concerned the pup will be attacked by off-lead dogs

6 months ago

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Curlew 'back from brink' after farmers learn how to save them from extinction in parts of NI

The ground nesting birds suffered drastic declines as their nesting lands made way for farms, development and more

6 months ago

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TikTok star Kyle Thomas tackled about exotic animal 'influencing' in Channel 4 documentary

Kyle Thomas says he has 30 pets - many of which feature in videos on the platform

7 months ago

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Belfast's famous Starling murmuration could be back after light pollution reduced

An ecologist warns it's too soon to say whether it's been a complete success as the numbers aren't as big - but it's ...

7 months ago

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Belfast man 'shocked' at sheep washed up in Portrush

"It was just so random"

7 months ago

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Badger cull 'culled' by Belfast High Court

Edwin Poots approved plans to shoot up to 4,000 badgers a year over TB in cows

7 months ago

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TikTok star's Lisburn 'zoo' being investigated after capybara 'Queen Elizabeth's' death

Kyle Thomas' mum Zena was convicted of keeping a capybara 'with no license'

7 months ago

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Campaigners appealing High Court decision Larne Lough gas caverns project is 'lawful'

Friends of the Earth and No Gas Caverns maintain former minister Ewin Poots acted unlawfully when he authorised the p...

7 months ago

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Kildare Wildlife Rescue leads the inaugural Kildare Biodiversity Conference in Newbridge

The group has been granted charity status

7 months ago

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How West Belfast community garden has transformed lives and connected people to nature

"I used to work in a bank and becoming involved in Grow initially as a volunteer was lifechanging for me"

7 months ago

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Co Down woman trying to save native Irish plants for future generations

True Harvest Seeds CEO Debbie Gillies learned her craft at Kew Gardens, where 2.4 billion seeds from over 39,000 worl...

8 months ago

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Every Northern Ireland farm should have to protect nature to get subsidies, say RSPB NI

"We’ve all been dismayed by the impact of blue-green algae and water pollution on Lough Neagh"

8 months ago

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State of Nature report finds 12% of Northern Ireland species threatened with extinction

Top nature organisations are calling on officials to halve water pollution and pesticide use, join up wild areas and ...

8 months ago

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Law firm exploring legal action over Lough Neagh 'crisis'

"there is a clear consensus among those affected that the relevant Government agencies have failed to take appropriat...

8 months ago

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Kiltonga Nature Reserve duck feeder experiment a success with 500 hits

The Kiltonga reserve in Newtownards hosts a pilot in responsible feeding

8 months ago

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Belfast to get urban wildflower meadows across four corners of city

Green Party says City Hall motion is "limited" but does not object to proposal

8 months ago

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Blue-green algae exposure can harm your liver and kidneys and kill animals in minutes - CDC

Both Lough Neagh and Lough Erne are suffering blooms as a result of pollution and climate related heatwaves

8 months ago

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Fears Asian Hornet could settle in UK as UN finds 3,500 invasive species wreaking global havoc

The United Nations publishes the most comprehensive review of alien spaces every undertaken written by 86 experts in ...

9 months ago

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Lagan Valley Regional Park facing "collapse" thanks to Stormont funding cut

The regional park says "we have noted a distinct degradation of the towpath and an increase in the number of complain...

9 months ago

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New scientific evidence finds badgers rarely give cattle TB so NI cull won't work

USPCA chief warns of 'biggest animal welfare tragedy' if proposed badger cull goes ahead

9 months ago

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Belfast man hopes to help us grow our own food with new AI gardening guru 'Hazel'

Conor believes the lack of space and knowledge are the two biggest barriers to helping folks grow their own food

9 months ago

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Lough Neagh pictures show swans covered in deadly blue-green algae

Ulster University freshwater scientist, Dr Joerg Arnscheidt, says: "Unfortunately I don’t think there is an easy fix ...

9 months ago

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Lough Neagh fish being 'demolished' by blue-green algae

Francie Molloy says fishers are being made redundant by the ongoing and deadly crisis

9 months ago

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Belfast oak that's stood for around 500 years shortlisted for Tree of the Year

This year the annual contest is shining its spotlight firmly on urban trees that have survived down through the ages

10 months ago

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Belfast Council offering 50K for group to create social garden in City Centre

The deadline for expressions of interest is 5pm on Monday, August 21

10 months ago

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Barra Best talks extreme weather, nature and how we all need to help the wild return

The weatherman says he has always loved animals but sees how humans have pushed species to the brink

10 months ago

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White tailed eagles found dead in Co Antrim 'poisoned' according to post mortem

Police are investigating the deaths which were described as 'a blow' to the population

11 months ago

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NI train kills two swans leaving their cygnets orphaned

Graphic image warning: The mummy and daddy were leading their babies to a nearby pond when they were killed

11 months ago

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New interactive map launched to connect NI folks with greenspace

It also identifies areas where the greatest need is

11 months ago

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Report finds 63% of NI population 'missing out' on greenspace

Antrim had the most greenspace at 21% - Cookstown has just 1%

11 months ago

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The Earth's Corr: Authorities are beyond backwards when it comes protecting nature in NI

We can't even put stickers on glass bus stops to stop birds dying

11 months ago

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Belfast man's 'incredible' experience snapping 67th humpback whale recorded in Irish waters

Former boy scout Stephen Dunbar says his passion for nature led to nature photography

11 months ago

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The Earth's Corr: NI Marine Plan still not finished over 10 years on

As Al Gore says this decade is vital in the fight to save nature and reduce climate impacts

12 months ago

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Lagan Gateway Project: Belfast councillor says phase 2 path 'needlessly close to the river'

Green Party NI's Aine Groogan and some locals have urged the team behind the plan to take their concerns onboard

12 months ago

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Almost half of all life on Earth 'declining towards extinction' - Queen's boffins find

"“To make matters worse, many of the animal species that are thought to be non-threatened from extinction, are in fac...