Featured Wildlife Content
How to see more wildlife
There's something a little bit special about a wildlife encounter. It taps into a childlike sense of wonder that all too often remains hidden beneath our sensible adult facade. For a brief moment, we're transported to a simpler, more natural world and reminded of how we fit into it. It's....
Swarovski Optik NL Pure 8×32: my daily optic of choice for birding and wildlife observation.
In November 2010, my wife surprised me with a pair of Swarovski Optik 10x42 SLC HD for my 40th birthday present. Since then we've been practically inseparable (me and the binoculars, I mean, although of course the alternative interpretation is also true). They were without a doubt the best binoculars....
Wildlife Features
Life’s a Beach: Wildlife Beneath the Sand
One of the benefits of being an island nation like Ireland is that you’re never too far from a beach. But how many of us....
Conserving Ireland’s Seas: The Marine and Coastal Protection Areas of Ireland initiative
Looking after Ireland's marine environment should be a massive priority for the Irish government, not just because of EU directives and potential sanctions, or the very obvious....
Are Irish badgers a distinct subspecies?
Undoubtedly one of the biggest wildlife issues in Ireland and Britain over the last few years has been the role of badgers (Meles meles) in....
Bird watching in Ireland
Bird watching, or “birding” as many people who watch birds have come to call it these days, is perhaps the most popular form of wildlife....
Wildlife Blog
Wildlife Book reviews
