How to Look for Squirrels
The Eurasian red squirrel is, in my opinion at least, one of the cutest additions to the Irish countryside. The little ear tufts of the red squirrel help differentiate it from the invasive grey...
View ArticleThe Bat with the Identity Crisis
The Bat with the Identity Crisis or “Will the real Myotis nattereri please stand up?” By Andrew Harrington. There is a misfortunate bat species that is going through a bit of an identity crisis at the...
View ArticleThe stench of compatibility: How otters identify one another, and potential...
Otters don’t tend to be very visible to us, but they are more abundant than we might perceive them to be. Otters mostly live in isolation of one another, yet they manage to remotely communicate to one...
View ArticleThe Pine Marten of the Mourne Mountains
The Mourne Mountains situated in the south eastern corner of Northern Ireland are a granite mountain range. The area is popular with tourists, hillwalkers and those interested in wildlife. The Pine...
View ArticleHow to Look for Signs of Bats
This is a guest post written by Andrew Harrington. Andrew has also written other posts on this blog. So, you might have figured out by now that I quite like bats, as I’m always writing about them....
View ArticleWaterford Estuary Otter Survey
I was recently awarded a grant from The Heritage Council to conduct an otter survey along the Waterford Estuary. This project will study the distribution of otters in the Waterford Estuary combining...
View ArticleThe Saltee Islands
The Saltee Islands are situated about 5 km from Kilmore Quay, Co. Wexford. The two islands are called Great and Little Saltee, and are privately owned. The Great Saltee is a famous sea bird sanctuary...
View ArticleThe Sea Garden
I’ve lived near the coast all my life, but it took me until recently to start eating seaweed. I was aware that seaweed was edible but I was never quite sure which species to eat or even what areas on...
View ArticleHeritage Week
As part of Heritage Week (a week-long series of events that showcases Ireland’s natural and cultural heritage), I organised an “Otter Walk” along the King’s Channel, Waterford. The event was attended...
View ArticleLaudato Si
I recently received what I considered to be quite an unusual request to present at a conference. It wasn’t the standard environmental or ecological conference I usually attend, but a Catholic...
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