WRI e-newsletter
October 2020
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NEWS - Wildlife Rehabilitation Ireland
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Wildlife Crime and Conservation Conference 2020
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This year’s Wildlife Crime and Conservation Conference is only a few days away but there is still time to register for this online event.
We will have contributions from wildlife crime enforcement agencies from the North and South.
Representatives from conservation and animal welfare groups, research, hunting, veterinary, ecology, construction, local authorities and government transport department sectors will also be present.
During the conference there will be polls on various subjects and you can take part in Breakout Room Discussion groups which will take place on Saturday afternoon.
A detailed program and more information is available HERE |
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We are looking for your feedback to address any issues that might hinder or delay the reporting of, or investigation into wildlife crimes in Ireland.
To gather information on your experience of reporting wildlife crime in Ireland we put these questions together and would appreciate if you could find the time to fill in this Survey
**Please DO NOT fill in this survey to REPORT a crime**
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Wanted: 40ft Shipping Container
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Do you have a shipping container you'd like to donate to WRI?
We're looking for a 40ft shipping container, used is fine as long as it's watertight and secure please, for equipment storage.
If you can help, we'd love to hear from you so drop us an email at office@wri.ie
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Convicting people of wildlife crimes is extremely difficult and time consuming, so each month we're going to draw your attention to interesting cases (both old and new).
Continuing our tales of Past Prosecutions - this month we go back to 2018
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Wildlife Crime Prosecution: NPWS
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Trapping of a protected bird
[2018] This month’s wildlife crime took place on 14th March 2017. Father and son James and Jason Lawless were convicted of trapping one of our most colourful bird species, the goldfinch.
Jason Lawless (the son) received a 3 months jail sentence (suspended), was fined Euro 100 and banned from keeping any animals, wild or domestic, for the rest of his life.
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NPWS Wildlife Crime Unit?
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@ www.akellyphoto.com
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After a record number of protected birds of prey have been killed last year the Department of Housing, Heritage and Local Government is examining the setting up of a Wildlife Crime Unit with the NPWS (National Parks and Wildlife Service) which would work closely with the Gardai.
"..it is my intention to pursue further the establishment and resourcing of a Wildlife Crime Unit within the NPWS in 2021 and the appointment of additional NPWS officials around the country to fight wildlife crime.” - heartening words from Minister Noonan.
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@ www.akellyphoto.com
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Now that autumn is upon us there are a few things you can do to help your local wildlife through the winter.
- Keep an “untidy” corner in your garden with loads of leaf litter. This will be a perfect home for hibernating animals like the hedgehog.
- A pile of old logs will be a perfect shelter for hibernating insects including butterflies.
- At the moment there is still plenty of food around but you can already prepare for the coming months. For example you can make food balls out of leftover fat and grease from your cooking by simply adding porridge oats, shaping the mix into balls and let it harden.
- Providing water also helps especially during periods of frost when natural water sources are frozen.
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Book Tip: Extraordinary Insects
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This book Extraordinary Insects by Anne Sverdrup-Thyeson is a journey into the world of probably the most underrated group of animals on our planet: Insects.
Without them however our world wouldn’t be able to function and all ecosystems would simply collapse.
The book explores all aspects of insect life from dating, mating and parenting, their relationship with plants and other wildlife including ourselves to the use of insects as part of industrial endeavours.
It is an easy to read page turner and at the end you will be surprised how different our life would be without those creepy crawlies.
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@ www.carstenkrieger.photography
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All about hedgerows
At this time of the year our hedgerows are at their most colourful and provide the ingredients for some tasty treats like blackberry pie or sloe gin.
For our wildlife however these little havens have become the most important habitat all year round.
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