Useful Links
This year's Dawn Chorus programme took place on Sunday, May 6th 2018, and was a roaring success! All India Radio producer Monika Gulati sent us a pic of herself sporting our Dawn Chorus beanie!!
May Events
Well whilst our Dawn Chorus programme may have finished for another year, throughout May, events are still taking place around the country to celebrate the beautiful birdsong that our feathered friends provide. For more information on these events, and on the annual Burren In Bloom festival that takes place from May 18th - 20th, visit our events listings page! And if you have an event you'd like to let our listeners know about, e-mail mooney@rte.ie.
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Caring For Wild Animals
Please note that many species of mammals, birds, invertebrates etc... are protected under law and that, even with the best of intentions, only someone holding a relevant licence from the National Parks & Wildlife Service should attempt the care of these animals. For full details, please click here to read the NPWS Checklist of protected & rare species in Ireland. If you are concerned about a wild animal, please contact your local wildlife ranger - click here for details.
Below is a list of various nature and wildlife websites, and links to various documents of interest. And remember, sharing is caring! So if you come across a website that you think might be of interest to the rest of our listeners, do let us know - e-mail the details to mooney@rte.ie, and we'll add it to the list below!
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General
www.iwt.ie (Irish Wildlife Trust)
www.npws.ie (National Parks & Wildlife Service)
www.biodiversityireland.ie (National Biodiversity Data Centre)
www.heritagecouncil.ie/fileadmin/user_upload/Publications/Education/Wildlife_in_Schools.pdf (Wild Things At School - A Book For Primary School Teachers, by Eanna ni Lamhna - pdf document, 72 pages)
www.museum.ie (National Museum of Ireland, including Natural History Museum)
www.antaisce.org (The National Trust for Ireland)
www.ien.ie (Irish Environmental Network)
www.qub.ac.uk/sites/Quercus (ecological research within the School of Biological Sciences, Queens University, Belfast)
www.irishwildlifematters.ie (Wildlife First Aid information)
www.teagasc.ie (Agriculture and Food Development Authority)
www.invasivespeciesireland.com
www.biology.ie (Biodiversity Awareness website)
www.foe.ie (Friends Of The Earth)
www.wildside.ie (Wildlife in Wexford)
www.wexfordnaturalists.com (Wexford Naturalists Field Club)
www.corkcoco.ie/co/web/Cork%20County%20Council/Departments/Heritage/Aspects/Wildlife (Wildlife in Cork)
www.ireland.com/en-us/about-ireland/discover-ireland/where-to-get-up-close-to-irelands-wildlife (Ireland's Wildlife)
www.enfo.ie (ENFO - Environmental Information)
www.epa.ie (Environmental Protection Agency)
www.ehsni.gov.uk (Northern Ireland Environment Agency)
www.habitas.org.uk (Plant life, animal life, minerals, rocks & fossils of Northern Ireland)
www.irishstatutebook.ie/2000/en/act/pub/0038/ (Wildlife (Amendment) Act, 2000)
www.heritagecouncil.ie/fileadmin/user_upload/Publications/Wildlife/Guide_to_Habitats.pdf (Guide To Habitats In Ireland, pdf document - 115 pages long)
www.owls.ie (Children's Nature Charity)
www.corkcoco.ie/co/pdf/817927983.pdf (Biodiversity In Your School, pdf document - 12 pages)
www.galwaycountybiodiversity.com
www.noticenature.ie/Publications.html
www.akellyphoto.com (wildlife photography)
Mammals
www.mammals-in-ireland.ie (The Vincent Wildlife Trust in Ireland)
www.batconservationireland.org
www.eurobats.org (Agreement on the Conservation of Populations of European Bats)
http://homepage.eircom.net/~foxwatchireland/
www.heritagecouncil.ie/fileadmin/user_upload/Publications/Wildlife/Bats_Birds_Buildings_You/Bat_Survey_Guidelines.pdf (Bats & Traditional Farm Buildings)
www.noticenature.ie/files/Bat%20Leaflet%20web.pdf (Bats In Houses - Guidance For Householders)
www.heritagecouncil.ie/fileadmin/user_upload/Publications/Wildlife/wildlife.pdf (Conserving & Enhancing Wildlife in Towns and Villages)
Birds
www.springalive.net/en-ie (Spring Alive migratory birds project)
www.goldeneagle.ie (official site for Golden Eagle, White Tailed Eagle, Red Kite & Hen Harrier projects)
www.birdsireland.com (the website of our own Eric Dempsey)
www.irishbirding.com/birds/web
Insects
www.irishbeekeeping.ie (FIBKA - Federation of Irish Beekeepers' Associations)
www.habitas.org.uk/dragonflyireland
www.noticenature.ie/files/Nature%5C%27s_Way_Pollinators%20Booklet.pdf (Pollinators In Ireland)
Marine
www.iwdg.ie (Irish Whale & Dolphin Group)
www.habitas.org.uk/lichenireland
www.kenwhelan.info (website of Mooney Goes Wild's resident marine biologist)
Flora
www.inff.ie (Irish National Forestry Foundation)
www.ipcc.ie (Irish Peatland Conservation Council)
www.irishseedsavers.ie (Irish Seed Saver Association)
Wildlife News
www.irishnaturalistsjournal.org
www.friendsoftheirishenvironment.org
www.enn.com (Environmental News Network)
Mooney Goes Wild
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