‘The house is burning. We don’t need a more sophisticated thermometer, we need a fire hose,‘ says a resident expert at a unique conservation area in Costa Rica
‘Our parks must have nature at the forefront of their concerns’
While pollinators have captured the public imagination, other groups such as ants, aquatic flies and beetles are overlooked
Yellow Bird’s-nest lives in leaf litter habitat and depends on fungi for its food
Thinking in a Climate Emergency: For purely self-interested reasons, we should care about insects; they are intimately involved in all our food chains
Although bats will roost in all kinds of spaces – from rocks, scree slopes and exposed limestone to holes in old oaks – they tend to favour buildings
There is a lack of historical data on ladybirds in Ireland, but enthusiasts are making up for lost time
Ella McSweeney: A new course from the National Biodiversity Data Centre is a calming antidote to exaggerated and inaccurate media reporting about spiders
Barrel jellyfish, resembling ‘cauliflowers’ and normally seen in southeastern waters, are being recorded almost halfway around the Irish coastline
Eanna Ní Lamhna answers questions about hairy-footed flower bees, bluebells and dead man’s fingers
Hybrid or Spanish varieties can quickly displace the native species
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Research suggests warm summers helping several species but some still in decline
Michael Viney: In tight spiralling flight they whirred past my nose, then vanished among distant bushes
Single Asian hornet found ‘alive but dying’ in private dwelling on the northside of Dublin
Michael Viney: With 186 biodiversity proposals, the plan seeks more land for pollinators on farms and council properties
Many of our pollinating species, especially bumblebees and solitary bees, are declining rapidly due to habitat loss and other factors
Michael Viney: Wild grasses have loved the mood swings of our climate this year
Antipodean flatworms pose risk to indigenous variety which could have severe knock-on effects
Workshops and homeschooling activities will explore biodiversity in the garden
Golden kelp is notably bare of other sea life, so there are concerns over its possible impact
Ethna Viney on parakeets in Fairview, an otter eating a lamprey and racoon oysters
Biodiversity study says status of Irish wildlife ‘remains precarious’
Enough native honeybees in Ireland to help repopulate northern Europe, study finds
Limerick local authority will feed valuable data into national biodiversity database
Unlike Florida, we don’t have to worry about a huge Nile crocodile turning up in our waters, but we are facing a threat from a range of non-native species
Pollinators essential for growth of human food crops but one third of Irish bees at risk
A plan backed by 68 organisations shows the plight of pollinators is moving up the agenda
Researchers say bees dying out as they fail to migrate north to escape rising temperatures
The invader is out-competing the indigenous pygmy shrew, and there could be serious repercussions for our ecosystem
When volunteers send in their data, they are not only contributing to the national picture of biodiversity, they are also influencing national conservation policy
Japanese sea squirt almost impossible to eradicate
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