Environment
Defra announces £4.4m in additional funding for national parks
The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has announced new additional funding of £4.4 million for England’s national...
Wildlife
N.Ireland
Antrim brothers named Nature Friendly Farmers of the Year
At this year’s Farming Life awards, brothers James and David Bonnar from the Glenwherry area of the Antrim plateau, were...
N.Ireland
Decline in woodcock numbers likely due to habitat loss – GWCT
Habitat loss due to the increasing fragmentation of woodland is likely to be behind the decline in woodcock numbers throughout...
Agri-Business
Study finds no link between badger culling and reduction in bovine TB
There is no evidence to show that mass badger culling in the United Kingdom prevents bovine tuberculosis (TB) in cattle,...
Agri Politics
Government launches new wildlife protection consultation
Plans to ensure wildlife can be better protected and enhanced in developments have been set out in a consultation launched...
Agri Politics
UK government commits additional £7.2 million to tackling illegal wildlife trade
Endangered species including tigers, orangutans, pangolins and rosewood trees will be better protected under a range of projects funded by...
Dairy
Steps to prevent the spread of TB within your herd
The Bovine Tuberculosis (TB) eradiation scheme has been in place for 67 years in Ireland, with the scheme costing €97.3...
Environment
Conservation project 'could provide blueprint for wildlife recovery'
A new collaboration aims to show how farmers can work together to achieve the recovery of some of the UK’s...
Environment
Application return deadline for CS Scheme extended
Applicants for the Countryside Stewardship (CS) scheme have one extra month to complete their Mid-Tier application and send it to...
N.Ireland
Report shows hedgehog numbers plummet by 50% in British countryside
A wildlife campaign is urging farmers to think of their prickly friends, as a new report shows hedgehog levels have plummeted...
N.Ireland
First badger report reveals 41 crimes in 2015
Northern Ireland’s first badger report shows just over 40 potential badger crimes were reported in 2015. The report was published...
Rural Life
Northern Ireland's most wildlife friendly farmer announced
Co. Down man Philip Bell has been selected as Northern Ireland’s most wildlife friendly farmer at the Farming Life and...
N.Ireland
Have your say on the battle to wipe out bovine TB in Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland’s Agriculture Minister Michelle O’Neill has urged the public to have its say on plans to eradicate bovine TB in...
