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Wildlife lovers celebrate 100th osprey to fly the nest

A programme to re-introduce endangered ospreys to a remote corner of England after more than two centuries has seen its 100th chick take to the air. The milestone was reached when a chick called Fourlaws summoned up the courage to leave its nest and ...

29 Jul 2022 at 01:51

Scotland

Forestry group trials drones to help with deer culling

Specialist drones that use thermal imaging technology are being trialled to help cull deer in young woodland areas, the Scottish Government’s forestry agency has said. There have been increased reports of the animals entering an enclosed ...

26 Jul 2022 at 11:45

New study to boost elusive pine martens in England’s biggest forest

A new study is under way to help the revival of pine martens, one of the UK’s rarest mammals. The elusive creatures, once written off as extinct in England, are strengthening their presence in Northumberland’s 63,000 hectare Kielder ...

22 Mar 2022 at 13:55

Donegal Life

Lack of forestry planting will 'come back to bite everyone in the country'

Forestry plantation rates in Donegal have dropped to historically low levels - and we will pay the price for this on several fronts. That was the blunt message from Nicholas Sweetman, Chair of the Irish Forest Owners’ Association - ...

14 Apr 2022 at 01:33

Farming & Fishing

Lack of forestry planting will 'come back to bite everyone in the country'

14 Apr 2022 at 09:33

Inishowen

Watch: Burt farmer in video promoting forestry

The Irish Forest Owners' Association, a collaboration of forest owner groups in Ireland, has produced a video about promoting sustainable forest management. One of the people featured in the video is Burt farmer Charlie Doherty ...

21 Apr 2022 at 08:33

World

California utility to pay 55 million dollars over massive wildfires

Pacific Gas & Electric has agreed to pay more than 55 million US dollars (£42 million) to avoid criminal prosecution for two major wildfires started by aging Northern California power lines. PG&E does not admit wrongdoing in ...

11 Apr 2022 at 20:25

Scotland

High-tech cow collars to track cattle to aid conservation efforts

Cattle are to be equipped with the 21st-century equivalent of a cowbell – GPS collars which will track the animals as they wander across the Scottish countryside – as part of a trial. In a trial of the satellite-guided ...

02 Jun 2022 at 14:01

Royal Mint unveils commemorative coin of Queen on horseback for Platinum Jubilee

A commemorative coin showing the Queen on horseback has been unveiled by the Royal Mint ahead of Her Majesty’s Platinum Jubilee. The coin is the first collectable UK 50p to celebrate a royal event and was designed by ...

06 Jan 2022 at 01:25

Scotland

Number of zero-emissions vehicles in public sector not good enough, say Tories

Scotland’s public bodies have been challenged to set a better example, after it was revealed that less than a fifth of the fleet in key organisations is made up of zero-emissions vehicles. The Scottish Conservatives ...

02 Jan 2022 at 01:25

Scotland

Young deer could starve if mothers shot in controversial cull, gamekeepers warn

Orphaned young deer will be left to starve if their mothers are killed in a controversial cull, gamekeepers have warned. Forestry and Land Scotland (FLS) carries out a licensed September cull of female deer as part ...

31 Aug 2022 at 15:53

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Kildare TD launches call for new agricultural research initiative

A TD based in Kildare has launched a call for a pilot agricultural research initiative. Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine with special responsibility for research and ...

14 Sept 2022 at 20:33

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