An island on Lough Ree identified as the most important site in Ireland for breeding waterbirds is ... The 50-acre island, ...

Clawinch Island, which is located around 500m from the western shore of the lake, also hosts various duck, gull and tern species. White-tailed eagles have also been recorded roosting here. Today’s ...

Lough Ree is a designated Special Protection Area and a Special Area of Conservation, and was recently identified as the most ...

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The State is to buy Clawinch Island, a 50-acre hotspot for wading birds located about 500 metres from the north shore of Lough Ree. The reason is to provide greater protection for a host of wading ...

So why should we be concerned about current extinction rates and conserving biodiversity? Why should we be concerned about this loss of biodiversity? The answer lies in the fact that, for the ...

Mick Hagan said he believed the lough was dying through the presence of sewage and slurry Livelihoods - and even the viability of the lake itself - are at risk from the level of pollution in Lough ...

The variability among living organisms on the earth, including the variability within and between species and within and between ecosystems. Biological diversity, often shortened to biodiversity, is ...

Oct. 30, 2024 — A new study finds that up to 215 million hectares of land (an area larger than Mexico) in humid tropical regions around the world has the potential to naturally regrow. That much ...

Gardaí are investigating the theft of an early Christian grave slab from inside an old church on Inchcleraun Island in Lough Ree on the Shannon. The stone is at least one thousand years old.