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Next week curlew chicks hand-reared by scientists will be released into the wild as part of a project to save this species from extinction.
With just 100 breeding pairs left, their future here isn’t looking good.
But a new publicly funded €25 million project, hopes to secure a better future for curlew and other breeding waders