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Next UTV ‘Up Close’ dives deep into the pollution crisis in Lough Neagh
Lough Neagh A pollution catastrophe faces Lough Neagh, arguably Northern Ireland’s greatest asset. Who will save it? UTV’s award-winning...
Nov 15, 2023


Number of trees to be removed at The Dark Hedges in Co Antrim
Essential public safety works, including removal and remedial works, to a number of trees at The Dark Hedges on Bregagh Road, Armoy will...
Nov 13, 2023


Oyster nursery installed at Belfast Harbour to help improve water quality and boost marine life
(L-R) Rachel Millar, Marine Conservation Officer, Ulster Wildlife; Dr Dave Smyth, Marine Conservation Manager, Ulster Wildlife; Simon...
Nov 12, 2023


Moy Park Biodiversity Champions learn all about their local environment at Ecos Nature Park
Staff from Moy Park Ballymena with staff of Mid & East Antrim Borough Council Mid and East Antrim Borough Council welcomed ‘Biodiversity...
Nov 2, 2023


Dunclug College students get outdoors at Ecos Nature Park!
Young people and staff from Dunclug College at a recent visit to the Ecos Nature Park Mid and East Antrim Borough Council welcomed...
Oct 30, 2023


TV | Sir David Attenborough returns with brand new Planet Earth III
Green turtles return to the sea having nested on Raine Island. This tiny sand cay attracts up to 100,000 nesting green turtles each year,...
Oct 21, 2023


Save Our Seas: £200,000 grants scheme returns to tackle marine litter
(L-R) Ruth Clarke and Chris Gourley announce launch of Marine Litter Grants 2023 The civic-pride campaign, Live Here Love Here, has...
Oct 15, 2023


County Antrim windfarm opens supplying renewable energy to Amazon
Wind turbines at the Ballykeel wind farm in the Antrim Hills, overlooking the Irish Sea Ørsted, the Danish-headquartered energy company,...
Oct 14, 2023


Controversial oil terminal redevelopment on east Antrim coast gets green light
Members of the 'No to Cloghan Point' campaign group gathered outside Mid & East Antrim Council HQ, based in The Braid, Ballymena. A...
Oct 11, 2023


Wild days out: NI schools competition launched
Pictured are Dianne Keys, Lana Haughian with mum Emma Haughian. The Conservation Volunteers (TCV) and Hughes Insurance have launched a...
Oct 11, 2023


Causeway councillors vote against establishment of independent Environmental Protection Agency
Causeway Coast and Glens councillors have voted against the establishment of an independent Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to...
Oct 5, 2023


Lough Neagh ecological crisis clearly shows we must do things differently and better – Blair
Alliance Agriculture and Environment spokesperson John Blair MLA was speaking after he and his Alliance colleagues joined the Lough Neagh...
Oct 5, 2023


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...
Oct 2, 2023


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 22, 2023


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 6, 2023


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, 2023


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 31, 2023


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 27, 2023


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 25, 2023


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 14, 2023
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