Happy International Otter Day!
Otters can be recognised by their long, sleek bodies, long tails and short legs. Otters can be found all over Ireland, wherever there is a body of water. They can live anywhere from small streams, to rivers and along coastal areas.
Archive: May 2020
International Turtle Day
Name Leatherback Turtle
Scientific Name Dermochely scoriacea
Irish Name Turtar droimleathair
Four Fun facts about leatherback turtles that you probably didn’t know!
International Biodiversity Day 2020
The word biodiversity is a construct of ‘biological’ and ‘diversity’. It refers to the variety of life that is found throughout the earth! We have such a diversity on earth because of the ecological niche!
Unacceptable, disturbing wildlife poisoning incident, near Timoleague
An unacceptable, disturbing wildlife poisoning incident happened in December 2019. The news emerging over the last few days of the mass poisoning of 23 buzzards, a protected bird species, near Timoleague, West Cork has shocked many of us.
The National Biodiversity Data Centre’s Backyard Biodiversity Initiative
Backyard Biodiversity is an initiative ran by the National Biodiversity Data Centre. It aims at recording an array of wildlife found in gardens across the island of Ireland. An easy and fun experience for all the family!
