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Online world mourns species extinction, but only for short time – research

A study of the public’s reaction to news of a species extinction shows that those using social media mourn their loss, but only for a short time, researchers in Galway have found. As the world experiences what experts describe as the sixth mass ...

01 Jan 2025 at 11:00

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Tequila fish brought back from extinction

Conservationists in the UK have reintroduced a fish into the wild, which was previously extinct. The tequila fish, which grows no longer than 70 millimetres, disappeared completely from the wild in 2003 following the introduction of invasive, ...

29 Dec 2021 at 16:42

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Native Irish red squirrel returns to Kilkenny city thanks to pine marten

The native Irish red squirrel is making a come back in Kilkenny city, easing worries about it's possible extinction. A scurry of the beautiful little animals can be seen regularly along the Lacken Walk, opposite Kilkenny Castle by the banks ...

28 Apr 2018 at 09:10

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First new plant species of 2022 named after famous actor and environmentalist

A tropical tree called after actor and environmentalist Leonardo DiCaprio is the first new named plant species of 2022, the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, has said. Scientists at Kew have selected their top 10 highlights from more than 200 ...

06 Jan 2022 at 13:33

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'Magnificent birds' - Taoiseach releases formerly extinct eagles into the wild

A formerly extinct species of eagle chicks have been released into the wild by the Taoiseach. Micheál Martin joined the National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) in Tarbert, Co Kerry on Friday August 4 to release White-tailed Eagles ...

08 Aug 2022 at 16:05

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Climate campaigners picket ‘talking shop’ biodiversity conference

A biodiversity conference in Dublin was labelled a “talking shop” by climate campaigners who protested at the event on Wednesday. The conference at Dublin Castle was attended by the Minister for Heritage, Darragh O’Brien, as the ...

08 Jun 2022 at 15:21

Arts & Entertainment

'Clever' - Irish musician backs climate activists who defaced Van Gogh painting

Bob Geldof has said the climate change protesters who threw soup over Van Gogh’s Sunflowers were “1000% right”. The Irish musician, 71, said it had been “clever” to deface the 1888 painting while it was covered by a glass ...

25 Oct 2022 at 12:39

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