Calls for action as new report reveals shocking decline in Northern Ireland’s wildlife
Ecos Nature Park, Ballymena. (Image: Thomas Logan) Northern Ireland is now one of the most nature-depleted countries in the world with...
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- Sep 22
Belfast Zoo’s oldest gorilla Delilah celebrates 60th birthday!
Delilah the gorilla enjoying a special birthday treat at Belfast Zoo One of Belfast Zoo’s oldest residents is celebrating a milestone...
- Sep 6
Belfast’s last two elephants set for new home at Burgers Zoo
Dhunja and Yhetto Belfast City Council has confirmed that Dhunja and Yhetto, the last remaining elephants housed in Northern Ireland's...
- Sep 1
Co Antrim hydroelectric operator fined for fisheries related offences
A County Antrim hydroelectric operator was found guilty of fisheries related offences and fined a total of £815 at Coleraine Magistrates...
- Aug 31
Sir David Attenborough to present Planet Earth III
Sea Grass Posidonia oceanica at Formentera, Spain. BBC Studios Natural History Unit has confirmed that Sir David Attenborough will...
- Aug 31
Larne Lough: No Gas Caverns and Friends of the Earth NI lose legal challenge
The High Court of Northern Ireland has today, Thursday 31 August, found against local campaigners No Gas Caverns and Friends of the Earth...
- Aug 27
Ospreys breed in Ireland for the first time in over 200 years
A pair of ospreys have bred at a confidential nest site in County Fermanagh – a first in Ireland for more than 200 years. This beautiful...
- Aug 25
Wireless network plans revealed for Rathlin Island
Rathlin East Lighthouse, County Antrim. (Image: Douglas Cecil) Plans have been submitted to Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council for...
- Aug 14
NI council seeking to curb use of disposable BBQs by raising awareness of dangers
A Northern Ireland council is to curb the use of disposable BBQs on its lands following huge wildfire destruction in its Areas of...
- Aug 10
NEW: Kingdom of the Barbary Lion opens at Belfast Zoo!
The ‘Kingdom of the Barbary Lion’ has been officially opened this week by the Lord Mayor of Belfast at Belfast Zoo. Studio Willms was...
- Aug 2
Children learn all about their local environment at this year’s Biodiversity University
Chris Wood, Woodland Engagement Officer, Parks and Open Spaces Development Team, MEABC, and Johnny Topley, Regional Sustainability...
- Jul 28
DAERA confirms further positive test results for Avian Influenza in Co Antrim
The Department for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) has continued to confirm positive results for highly pathogenic...
- Jul 19
Marine litter grant funds ‘2-Minute Beach Clean’ in MEA
(Back row L-R) Catherine Hunter, Education Officer for MEABC; Eco-Ranger Volunteers Alyson Kerr, Ann Morrow, Abe Agnew andChristine...
- Jul 18
Ulster Wildlife and Hughes Insurance calling 5,000 homes to ‘Let Nature In’
Ulster Wildlife, in partnership with Hughes Insurance, has launched its 2023 ‘Let Nature In’ campaign and is calling on an ambitious...
- Jul 17
Give hedgerows the chance to feed nature
A typical hawthorn bloom. By Phelim Connolly, CAFRE Agri-Environment Adviser, College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE)...
- Jul 14
Girl Power at Belfast Zoo!
Zuri, a female colobus monkey Several females have been welcomed to Belfast Zoo’s animal collection in the last months, as part of their...
- Jul 7
Police appeal for information after confirmed poisoning of two white-tailed eagles in Ballymena
Police in Mid and East Antrim, along with Police Wildlife Officer and partners from the UK National Wildlife Crime Unit have been...
- Jun 29
New enhanced visitor experience for popular Banagher Glen
Mayor of Causeway Coast and Glens, Councillor Steven Callaghan has welcomed a new project designed to enhance the visitor experience at...
- May 28
CAFRE continues expansion of NI hedgerows providing essential habitats for native species
The saying ‘Ne’er cast a clout till May is out’ refers to the hawthorn blossom, not the month! Surely there can be no more pleasant sight...
- May 25
The cheetah, the world’s fastest cat, returns to Belfast Zoo!
Photos: Senior Keeper Carolyn Gribben Belfast zoo is delighted to welcome back the world's fastest land animal. A female cheetah called...
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