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Ireland needs to reach a point where wild ecosystems function top to bottom
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Ireland needs to reach a point where wild ecosystems function top to bottom
After five years of effort, the successful eradication of invasive species, and bog rehab, the endangered lapwing bird was seen again on a farm in Northern Ireland. Read more here.
Lapwings are red-listed on the Birds of Conservation Concern in Ireland and is a priority species in the North because of its decline, rarity and importance.
Numbers have declined significantly over last 40 years due to the loss of wetland habitat and farming changes
Two breeding pairs of lapwings have been spotted at Lecale Fens following efforts by Ulster Wildlife and a farmer…