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The research project is trying to find out if great white sharks frequent Irish waters (Pic: OCEARCH)

'CSI' approach used in search for sharks off Irish coast

The focus of a unique research project trying to find out if great white sharks frequent Irish waters has moved from the ocean to the laboratory.

Ireland • 14 Sep 24

Dr Nick Payne from Trinity College Dublin prepares satellite tags to be deployed during the OCEARCH expedition in September

Scientists to look for great white sharks in Irish waters

Final preparations are being made for a unique research expedition which hopes to find out if great white sharks frequent Irish waters.

Ireland • 10 Jul 24

David Lawlor is passionate about the new initiative to reintroduce oysters to Dublin Bay.

Could oysters be a climate solution in Dublin Bay?

A new project in Dublin has enlisted an unlikely ally in the fight against climate change - oysters.

Climate Change • 12 Jan 24

A breaching Northern bottlenose whale in Bantry Bay, Co Cork (Pic: Aoife Curran)

Breaching whales delight onlookers in Bantry Bay

Holidaymakers in Co Cork have been enjoying one of nature's greatest spectacles - whales breaching a little more than a stone's throw from the shore.

Ireland • 21 Aug 23

The tern family is a group of migratory seabirds which visit Ireland each summer to breed

Bird flu having 'harrowing' impact on seabird colony

Wardens looking after one of Europe's most important seabird colonies off the coast of north Co Dublin have described the 'harrowing' challenges of dealing with a developing bird flu outbreak.

Environment and Nature • 14 Jul 23

A BirdWatch Ireland fieldworker wearing PPE, collects bird flu victims
(Photo: BirdWatch Ireland)

Bird flu 'devastates' key Irish seabird colonies

BirdWatch Ireland says its staff are dealing with "alarming and unprecedented" outbreaks of bird flu, also known as H5N1 and avian influenza.

Environment and Nature • 13 Jul 23

Drone footage captured yesterday showed a group of 20 animals in the approaches to the Waterford Estuary near Arthurstown. (Courtesy: Damien Burke)

Whale pod seen near Waterford Estuary may now be at sea

The Irish Whale and Dolphin Group says there have been no further sightings of a pod of long-finned pilot whales off the Co Wexford coast following an initial search this morning.

Ireland • 20 Jun 23

Under the plans, around 50 to 70 Osprey chicks will be brought to Ireland from Norway over five years (file image)

Plans to reintroduce up to 70 Ospreys over five years

Plans to reintroduce Ospreys into Ireland are at a "very advanced stage of design and finalisation", the National Parks and Wildlife Service has said.

Environment and Nature • 03 Apr 23

Artists Richard Healy and Frank Corry take in the view at the 'Suí' art project installation in Glendalough, Co Wicklow

'Take a moment': Art project expands in national parks

If you need an excuse to blow away the Christmas cobwebs, a new public art project is encouraging people to 'take a little time out' in Ireland's six national parks.

Ireland • 29 Dec 22

Just 35 of the approximately 230 beached whales are still alive, according to state wildlife services, who described a tough battle ahead to rescue survivors

About 200 pilot whales perish on Australian beach

About 200 pilot whales have perished after stranding themselves on an exposed, surf-swept beach on the rugged west coast of Tasmania, Australian rescuers said.

World • 22 Sep 22

The baby tortoise was born last month and weighs around 50 grams

Rare albino Galapagos giant tortoise born in Swiss zoo

Visitors to a Swiss zoo caught a glimpse today of a rare albino Galapagos giant tortoise born in May.

News Lens • 03 Jun 22

Examination of the whale's carcass at the Regional Veterinary Laboratory in Cork (Picture: Dr Simon Berrow, IWDG)

Confirmation of new whale species to Ireland

The Irish Whale and Dolphin Group has confirmed the identification of a new whale species to Ireland.

Environment and Nature • 17 May 22

For several weeks, murmurations have been mesmerising onlookers at Lough Ennell, Co Westmeath. (Pic: INPHO/James Crombie)

The murmuration 'chasers' of Lough Ennell on a new high

Almost a year ago today, James Crombie took a photograph that would take flight around the world.

Leinster • 01 Mar 22

The Dodder Action Group says this is the largest single clean up that it has ever done.

Volunteers remove 200 bags of rubbish from River Dodder

Volunteers have removed 200 bags of rubbish from a "swamp" blighting one of the tributaries of the River Dodder in Dublin.

Environment • 07 Aug 21

The Vietnamese mouse-deer was last recorded in 1990 (Pic Global Wildlife Conservation)

'Mouse deer' found alive in Vietnam after 30 years

A "mouse-deer" that has not been documented alive for three decades has been discovered living in the wild in Vietnam.

World • 11 Nov 19

The curlew population is currently 138 pairs, a decrease of 96% in almost 30 years

Irish Curlew 'on brink of extinction'

The chair of the Irish Curlew Task Force has said they have a plan to save the curlew which is in danger of extinction, the curlew population is currently 138 pairs, a decrease of 96% in almost 30 years.

Environment and Nature • 27 Sep 19

According to IUCN study nearly half of the world's heritage sites could lose their glaciers by 2100

Iceland honours first glacier lost to climate change

Iceland is planning to mark the passing of Okjokull, its first glacier lost to climate change which threatens some 400 others on the subarctic island.

World • 23 Jul 19

Rescuers did not think Spirtle would survive her severe burns and dehydration (image: Dr Joanne O'Brien, GMIT/IWDG)

Dolphin that survived severe sunburns filmed in Kerry

A dolphin that survived being badly sunburnt in Scotland three years ago has delighted scientists after she was filmed thriving off the Co Kerry coast.

Ireland • 17 Jul 19

There are some 330 bears in the Cantabrian mountain range in Spain

First brown bear sighting in Portugal in over a century

The first brown bear sighting in Portugal in more than a century was confirmed by wildlife experts today, after reports of an animal in the northeast of the country.

Europe • 09 May 19

A child plays on melting ice beside severe erosion of the permafrost tundra at Yupik Eskimo village of Napakiak, Alaska

Climate change forcing Alaskans to hunt for survival

Alaska is among the fastest warming regions on Earth, heating up along with the rest of the Arctic at twice the rate of the global average.

US • 03 May 19

These drone images were captured by the Irish Whale and Dolphin Group

Watch: Humpbacks have a whale of a time off Cork coast

Spectacular drone footage has captured a group of humpback whales "socialising" off west Cork.

Ireland • 02 May 19

There has been a dramatic die-off of pollinating insects, especially bees

Destruction of nature threatens life on Earth, UN warns

Diplomats from 130 nations gathered in Paris today to validate a grim UN assessment of the state of nature and lay the groundwork for a rescue plan for life on Earth.

World • 29 Apr 19

Insects ranging from butterflies and bees to dung beetles were among the most affected

Insect decline could cause 'collapse' of nature - study

Human activity is causing dramatic declines in insects which could see 40% of species become extinct in a few decades, a scientific study has warned.

World • 11 Feb 19

Researchers at UCD examined long lifespans of certain bat species

Research into lifespans of bats could help slow ageing

Irish scientists have discovered a key reason why certain species of bats have extraordinarily long lifespans relative to their tiny body size.

Science and Technology • 07 Feb 18

The findings are the results of eight years work by 250 scientists

Rising acid levels in oceans harming marine life

A major new study has found that fish stocks and other sea life around the globe will be negatively impacted by rising levels of acid in the water caused by carbon dioxide emissions.

Science • 23 Oct 17