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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....
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Australia’s “Top End”: a wetland wildlife wonderland
Awe, tempered with a healthy dose of apprehension. That's the only way to describe a close encounter with a large saltwater crocodile (Crocodylus porosus). Saltwater or estuarine crocodiles,....
Wildlife Projects for Tidy Towns
Ireland's Wildlife contributor Albert Nolan urges communities to champion wildlife as part of the nationwide Tidy Towns initiative. Spring had forgotten about our part of the world as....
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....
Orang-utan: going… going… almost gone!
This is a feature about the conservation of the orang-utan that I originally wrote for "Wild Ireland" magazine back in 2003. Ten years on and....
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