Since the start of the millennium, Mooney Goes Wild has presented a range of series featuring wildlife documentaries, focusing upon different nature stories from all around the world.  Now, at the start of 2016, we’d like to bring you some of those special programmes once again, but this time with an update on more recent developments - we want to “update the status”, to use a modern turn of phrase.

The Domino Sparrow

For the month of January, we'll be bringing you on a journey from the tropical heat of the Costa Rican rainforest, to high across the English and Scottish skies and back to the heart of Dublin once again. But first, sit back, relax and enjoy Domino Sparrow, a documentary which was first broadcast in December 2006.  It's presented by a regular contributor to this show, Dr. Richard Collins...

Biologist Dr Kees Heij (l) and Dr Richard Collins (r)

The documentary Domino Sparrow was first broadcast in December 2006.  But what have been the developments since that programme was made, and what could happen next? Well to find out more, Dr. Richard Collins has been speaking with Professor Kees Heij...