The Irish Wolfhound. A pack outside the iconic gates of the Guinness Factory in Dublin Ireland. The most treasured breed in Ireland, once only belonging to Royalty and dignitaries. The original ‘old’ Irish Wolfhound was sadly responsible for the annihilation of Ireland’s very last wolf on Mount Leinster in 1786 after it had been worrying sheep. This Friday I bring you a fantastic deep dive episode on the Irish wolfhound straight from Ireland itself, The Emerald Isle. We walk the streets of Dubli

If Ireland adopts all the submissions to its review of wildlife laws, it will get the reintroduction of wolves, a national bounty on hunting cats, and it will give contraceptives to deer. These are among hundreds of proposals received by the Irish Government following a public consultation on wildlife legislation. One ecologist complained that social media influencers are “stressing out” puffins by walking on their burrows. Another complained that the current system for applying for licences to

Advocates for rewilding are calling for the reintroduction of the lynx as a means of controlling Ireland's growing deer population. However, a farming organisation says it will oppose the restoration of the once native wild cat on the grounds that the predator would pose a significant risk to livestock. https://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2022/1207/1340618-lynx-ireland/ | RTÉ News

Ireland's Wildlife Trust has said the reintroduction of wild wolves would help re-establish the country's nature system and should be seriously considered by Government. This follows the rejection by the Minister for Heritage of a call by the Green Party to re-populate the countryside with the predator. | RTÉ News