Pádraic Fogarty
@whittledaway.bsky.social
Rewilding all the way, Ireland
Long suspected, this is now evidence that honey bees are adding to the pressure on wild bee species www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Honeybees are barging aside wild pollinators in hunt for pollen and nectar, study finds
As a surge in beekeepers has lead to increased numbers of honeybees, researchers record them pushing bumblebees and other rival species away from flowers
theguardian.com
If we could get endangered wildlife to run around a race track they'd have a better chance at getting support from this government.
Cianan Brennan@ciananbrennan.bsky.social · 2w agoHorse and greyhound fund up €3m in the budget, up to €102m - split €81.6m horseracing, €20.4m greyhound racing. In 2020, the fund stood at €84m, so it's gone up 21% over the past six years...
No extra funding for nature, carbon tax U-turn – the Government is clearly walking away from its climate, nature & energy security commitments in Budget 2027. Great to see coverage of our reaction to Budget 2027
Yesterday was a bad day for nature as virtually no new funding was announced. The guessing and uncertainty as how Ireland's Nature Restoration Plan is to be funded goes on. www.irishtimes.com/your-money/2...
‘Government clearly not listening’: Nature groups criticise lack of budget funding
Budget allocates just €6m extra to NPWS despite experts saying €700m needed annually for nature restoration
irishtimes.com
......also @whittledaway.bsky.social visits Derryclare in Co Galway where ancient oaks have battled to survive amid commercial sitka plantations and a long-promised, long-delayed nature restoration plan still awaits delivery www.irishtimes.com/environment/....
Does Ireland have the will to undo the disaster of plantation forestry?
Plans to remove commercial plantation around native forest have stalled for years
irishtimes.com
The most important election this year is in Brazil because the future of the Amazon, and so a global tipping point, hinges on it www.bbc.com/audio/play/w...
BBC Audio | Weekend | Polls suggest neck-and-neck race in Brazil election
The main contenders held their final campaign rallies on Saturday
bbc.com
This is such a bad policy and a waste of public money. We should not be paying farmers foe simply owning sheep guven the enormous damage they cause. www.farmersjournal.ie/news/news/if...
IFA seek increase in sheep scheme payment to €23/ewe
It would bring total direct support to €35/ewe, when combined with the Sheep Improvement Scheme.
farmersjournal.ie
We're never going to reach forestry targets if we only see forests as an economic, rather than an ecological, project www.agriland.ie/farming-news...
DAFM needs 'at least 50 years' to reach forestry targets
'To achieve this level of forest cover by (say) 2050, additional planting of 16,000 hectares a year would have to be achieved'
agriland.ie
It is 7 years since Coillte committed to removing the plantation surrounding the Derryclare forest in Galway but still not a single conifer has been removed. We now have national restoration targets for 2030 but we'll need get a lot quicker if these are to be met www.irishtimes.com/environment/...
Does Ireland have the will to undo the disaster of plantation forestry?
Plans to remove commercial plantation around native forest have stalled for years
irishtimes.com
Agriculture just needs more time to allow pollution measures to work... 🤔 www.waterford-news.ie/news/over-50...
Over 50% of farms inspected in Waterford found to be non-compliant - News - Waterford News & Star
Councillors at the September sitting of Comeragh District Council were told that there is support available for those farmers
waterford-news.ie
Sometimes I think we're making progress in our attitudes to nature, and then I read an article like this which reminds me that we haven't moved on much at all 😒 www.westmeathindependent.ie/2026/09/25/s...
Silt removal will help river flow – ‘Boxer’ | Westmeath Independent
The removal of 1,100 tonnes of silt upstream of Lough Derg, between Banagher and Victoria Lock, will be of "enormous benefit" to an improved flow of the River Shannon, local OPW Minister Kevin 'Boxer'...
westmeathindependent.ie
Mackerel is off the shelves due to overfishing, so industry relabels a different fish entirely as 'mackerel' jrnl.ie/7165772
Lidl is selling 'jack mackerel' that is not actually mackerel - what is going on?
Severe overfishing is putting Atlantic mackerel at risk of collapse. Now the crisis is visible on supermarket shelves.
jrnl.ie
Valuable research into the climate impact of bottom trawling being carried out in the Irish Sea www.imperial.ac.uk/news/article...
Scientists aim to answer critical questions around carbon impact of bottom trawling
A first-of-its-kind study in the Irish Sea is addressing critical evidence gaps around the environmental impact of bottom trawling on seabed carbon s...
imperial.ac.uk
We were told that the measure agriculture was taking were working and just needed time to show results.... www.rte.ie/news/2026/09...
Nitrate pollution rises in Ireland's major rivers - EPA
Nitrate pollution levels have risen again in Ireland's major rivers, according the latest figures from the Environmental Protection Agency.
rte.ie
Very disappointing to see that the application by Inland Fisheries Ireland to Limerick City & County Council for the removal of the weir at Annacotty has been refused. Years of planning and campaigning have gone into this - we need to get better at getting these projects over the line
Two small pieces of good news for the sea 🐬 1. The Scottish government is consulting on stronger measures to protect its Marine Protected Areas.. www.heraldscotland.com/news/2654825...
Fishers and coastal communities asked to help rewrite rules for Scotland's seas
Scottish Government consults on fisheries management for 160+ Marine Protected Areas and Priority Marine Features in Scotland’s inshore seas until…
heraldscotland.com
Interesting to see this no-potting zone in Jersey being expanded, not to protect it for nature but to protect the potting business and the lobsters upon which it depends jerseyeveningpost.com/news/2026/09...
Ecréhous 'no-pot' zone expanded in bid to protect fishing industry - Jersey Evening Post
AN expansion of an offshore zone where parlour pot-fishing for lobster and crab is prohibited has been put forward by the Environment Minister. The proposal to double the size of the protected area at...
jerseyeveningpost.com
Place names in Irish show the deep connections our ancestors had with wildlife, from wolves and eagles to wild boar and oak forests. The names are still there but the animals are long gone www.bbc.com/future/artic...
Eagles and wolves: The long-lost animals that live on in Irish place names
Long-standing Irish place names hark back to a world alive with cranes, wolves and eagles. Now these old names are piquing the interest of nature-lovers and ecologists.
bbc.com
Best of luck Eoghan on the launch of your new book! Since I've been lucky enough to have read an advance copy I can highly recommend it to any rewilding fans out there!
Eoghan Daltun 🌍@irishrainforest.bsky.social · last mo.Want to hear about some of the amazing rewilding projects happening across Ireland, and what we can learn from overseas, especially Scotland and Costa Rica? My new book 'Setting the Land Free - Visions of a Rewilded Ireland' launches tomorrow (Wednesday) in @waterstones.bsky.social Cork at 6.30.
Across Europe degraded ecosystems have resulted in vulnerability to fire and other climate disasters. Restoring these ecosystems through rewilding brings back resilience and so much more! rewildingeurope.com/news/rewildi...
Rewilding: the smart approach to preventing fires and floods | Rewilding Europe
Working with nature is one of our greatest opportunities to build a more resilient and prosperous Europe. As climate change fuels more frequent and intense wildfires, floods and droughts…
rewildingeurope.com
"We cannot keep treating every prolonged wet period or drought as an isolated crisis" @ccacireland.bsky.social criticises Dept of Agriculture failures in cutting farm emissions & helping farmers adapt to climate change www.irishtimes.com/environment/...
Irish farming is unprepared for impact of climate change, says advisory council
Extreme weather events being treated as ‘isolated incidents’ rather than fundamental change, says Climate Change Advisory Council
irishtimes.com
Fascinating research into the impact of intensive grazing on biodiversity in the soil
Journal of Applied Ecology@jappliedecology.bsky.social · 2mo ago📖 New research article! This study indicates that intense (e.g. heavy or continuous) grazing, long-term grazing or grazing by sheep substantially suppresses the abundance and diversity of soil microbes and nematodes 🐑 🪱 🌱 👉️ besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
"The EU’s behavior when it comes to fishing is abysmal” The disastrous Common Fisheries Policy is now also a geopolitical liability insideclimatenews.org/news/3108202...
Why Iceland Chose Fish Over European Alliances - Inside Climate News
Iceland said “No” to joining the European Union this weekend, choosing to shield its marine resources from rampant overfishing.
insideclimatenews.org
📝 New article on Our World in Data: Beef production in Brazil has been the largest driver of global deforestation in recent decades. The largest driver of deforestation globally is the expansion of agricultural land.
This is relevant in Ireland where wild boar - a native but extinct part of our wild fauna - is legally designated an alien invasive species 🐗 kingsglobalaffairs.substack.com/p/feral-pigs...
Feral Pigs or Wild Boar? The Identity Crisis Reshaping the Scottish Highlands
What happens when an animal returns after centuries away, and nobody can agree on whether it belongs?
kingsglobalaffairs.substack.com
Ten things we need to do to prepare for the next drought, and the one after that, and the one after that... jrnl.ie/7146095
The wolf is at the door: 10 things we must do to prepare for a hotter, drier future
From restoring wetlands and reforesting uplands to bringing back beavers and protecting our hedgerows, Ireland needs to act now to prepare for extreme temperatures.
jrnl.ie
"Deliberate, capital-heavy destruction of nature made these landscapes flammable; only an equally deliberate, capital-heavy restoration—rewetting peat, replacing monocultures with functioning ecosystems—will make them fire-resistant again" True for Indonesia, true for Ireland. #rewilding
"Krill meal is used as feed for aquaculture, pets and ornamental fish" This is what we prioritise over healthy ecosystems ☹️ theconversation.com/antarctic-kr...
Antarctic krill fishing is now concentrated in the exact pattern conservation rules were designed to prevent
With location regulations no longer in force, fishing boats are harvesting thousands of tons of krill from very few areas, increasing competition with penguins, seals, whales and other marine life.
theconversation.com
