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Nenagh photographer finishes as runner-up in Fota Wildlife competition for rare species snap

Fota Wildlife Park last week announced the winners of the annual photography competition, with a Tipperary winner now featuring in the 2024 Fota Wildlife Park calendar after winning runner-up in one of the categories. Eoin Kelly from Nenagh came in ...

24 Dec 2023 at 17:30

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Researchers encourage people to report sightings of hedgehogs for all-Ireland study

Researchers at NUI Galway are encouraging people across Ireland to report sightings of hedgehogs. It's part of the Irish Hedgehog Survey, which is collecting reports of hedgehog sightings across Ireland with the help of volunteers and citizen ...

29 Apr 2022 at 11:06

Popular wildlife park welcomes first Irish-born Indian rhino

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The first-ever baby Indian rhino was born in Ireland at Fota Wildlife Park, County Cork, last month (September 19). The rare species is one of three Indian rhinos to be born in any zoo worldwide this year and there is only 3,300 thought to ...

13 Oct 2022 at 18:06

National News

Biodiversity grants given to schemes helping protect corncrakes and sand martins

Corncrakes on the Aran Islands and sand martins in the Irish midlands are at the centre of projects set to benefit from biodiversity grants. A partnership between philanthropy and Government is supporting 78 schemes which aim to protect ...

04 Mar 2024 at 00:01

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Irish wildlife park reveals name of ten-week-old Indian rhino after public competition

An Irish wildlife park has announced the name of a ten-week-old Indian rhino following a public competition. Fota Wildlife Park has revealed that the baby rhino - born after a gestation period of 16 months to mother Maya and father ...

01 Dec 2022 at 14:05

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Public asked for help in choosing name for adorable new baby colobus monkey born at Fota

Fota Wildlife Park is delighted to announce the birth of a baby Black and white colobus monkey, born on January 8 to mother Kimani and father Tom. Lead Ranger, Teresa Power said, “We’re delighted to announce the birth of this baby ...

12 Mar 2024 at 11:15

Arts & Entertainment

Critically endangered curlew chicks born at Fota Wildlife Park

Fota Wildlife Park is thrilled to announce its partnership with the Breeding Waders European Innovation Partnership (EIP) programme, so far twelve Eurasian curlew chicks have hatched at Fota Wildlife Park from 31 viable eggs ...

29 May 2024 at 15:51

National News

Female giraffe arrives at safari park in bid to boost breeding programme

An endangered Rothschild’s giraffe has been welcomed to a safari park in Scotland in a bid to boost breeding. Noinin, a seven-year-old female, arrived at Blair Drummond Safari Park near Stirling on Thursday. The 16ft ...

01 May 2025 at 10:16

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'Very disappointing' - Taoiseach shocked to hear of apparent poisoning of young eagles

Senior politicians have expressed shock at the poisoning of two young white-tailed eagles in Northern Ireland. Both eagles were found dead on a hill farm in the Glenhead Road area of Ballymena, Co Antrin on May 15, ...

07 Jul 2023 at 17:09

National News

Helicopters and drones being used in aerial monitoring as fire threat warning is issued

Aerial monitoring with helicopters and drones are being used to ramp up fire patrols around the country, with a warning issued over the threat of fires in public places during this spell of dry and sunny weather. ...

30 May 2023 at 09:28

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WATCH: Fota Wildlife Park welcomes adorable baby meerkats - and they need names!

Two new meerkat pups are the latest additions to Fota Wildlife Park in Cork and the public are being invited to name them. Their mother, Biggy, gave birth on June 22 having successfully produced a previous ...

01 Aug 2024 at 09:46

National News

Irish wildlife park seeks name suggestions for endangered baby monkey - have your say!

An Irish wildlife park is seeking name suggestions for a new baby monkey born last month. Fota Wildlife Park announced the birth of a Francois' langur monkey (Trachypithecus francoisi) on the 22nd of ...

27 Dec 2023 at 09:47

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