Wildlife Rehabilitation Ireland
@wildlife-wri.bsky.social
Wildlife Rehabilitation Ireland is a non governmental agency promoting and advancing wildlife rehabilitation, welfare and protection in Ireland. We are the only organisation offering accredited training in the treatment of wildlife for veterinary staff.
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Our third installment is the really interesting topic of eDNA and how it is revolutionising the way we study and protect wildlife.
You can register at us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
You can register at us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Our 2025 Introduction to Wildlife Rehabilitation course is now open for booking:
introcourse25.eventzilla.net/e/2138660128
All course information can be found on our website www.wri.ie
introcourse25.eventzilla.net/e/2138660128
All course information can be found on our website www.wri.ie
June 25, 2025 at 11:37 AM
Our 2025 Introduction to Wildlife Rehabilitation course is now open for booking:
introcourse25.eventzilla.net/e/2138660128
All course information can be found on our website www.wri.ie
introcourse25.eventzilla.net/e/2138660128
All course information can be found on our website www.wri.ie
🔗 Take the 2-minute survey here: pcsa.prioritysimulator.com
Help to ensure wildlife crime is no longer ignored.
Help to ensure wildlife crime is no longer ignored.
June 5, 2025 at 4:17 PM
🔗 Take the 2-minute survey here: pcsa.prioritysimulator.com
Help to ensure wildlife crime is no longer ignored.
Help to ensure wildlife crime is no longer ignored.
Our third installment is the really interesting topic of eDNA and how it is revolutionising the way we study and protect wildlife.
You can register at us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
You can register at us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
April 9, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Our third installment is the really interesting topic of eDNA and how it is revolutionising the way we study and protect wildlife.
You can register at us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
You can register at us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
The next in our 2025 webinar series is here and it's a fascinating subject. This time we are collaborating with UCD and have the wonderful Ciarán Cronin of Wildeye as featured speaker. Click the following link to book your spot:
ucd-ie.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
ucd-ie.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
March 18, 2025 at 8:36 PM
The next in our 2025 webinar series is here and it's a fascinating subject. This time we are collaborating with UCD and have the wonderful Ciarán Cronin of Wildeye as featured speaker. Click the following link to book your spot:
ucd-ie.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
ucd-ie.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
We are delighted to kick off our webinar series for 2025!
Join us with the Irish Wildlife Trust and Hedgerows Ireland for a webinar discussion on the importance of hedgerows for nature as well as how to protect our hedgerow network from wildlife crime and destruction. us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Join us with the Irish Wildlife Trust and Hedgerows Ireland for a webinar discussion on the importance of hedgerows for nature as well as how to protect our hedgerow network from wildlife crime and destruction. us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Hedgerow Protection in Ireland . After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar.
Join the Irish Wildlife Trust, Wildlife Rehabilitation Ireland and Hedgerows Ireland for a webinar discussion on the importance of hedgerows for nature as well as how to protect our hedgerow network f...
us02web.zoom.us
February 14, 2025 at 9:05 PM
We are delighted to kick off our webinar series for 2025!
Join us with the Irish Wildlife Trust and Hedgerows Ireland for a webinar discussion on the importance of hedgerows for nature as well as how to protect our hedgerow network from wildlife crime and destruction. us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Join us with the Irish Wildlife Trust and Hedgerows Ireland for a webinar discussion on the importance of hedgerows for nature as well as how to protect our hedgerow network from wildlife crime and destruction. us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
It's that time already!
Badgers are only around 15cm in length when they are born and will not open their eyes for the first five weeks.
Photo from @badgertrust.bsky.social
Badgers are only around 15cm in length when they are born and will not open their eyes for the first five weeks.
Photo from @badgertrust.bsky.social
February 5, 2025 at 8:00 PM
It's that time already!
Badgers are only around 15cm in length when they are born and will not open their eyes for the first five weeks.
Photo from @badgertrust.bsky.social
Badgers are only around 15cm in length when they are born and will not open their eyes for the first five weeks.
Photo from @badgertrust.bsky.social
"The Comeback Kid". Having been hunted to extinction in the late 1890s the buzzard slowly returned (from Scotland) and is now our most widespread bird of prey. Legal protection, adaptability, opportunism and our mild climate have all helped with their success.
February 3, 2025 at 8:24 PM
"The Comeback Kid". Having been hunted to extinction in the late 1890s the buzzard slowly returned (from Scotland) and is now our most widespread bird of prey. Legal protection, adaptability, opportunism and our mild climate have all helped with their success.
Did you know that shrews survive the winter by shrinking?
Everything reduces in mass, including their brain!
Everything reduces in mass, including their brain!
January 28, 2025 at 8:24 PM
Did you know that shrews survive the winter by shrinking?
Everything reduces in mass, including their brain!
Everything reduces in mass, including their brain!
Another case of the highly pathogenic avian influenza was found in a wild goose in Donegal. This follows a buzzard in Galway and a buzzard in Dublin. Three cases in wild birds in six weeks.
Please do not attempt to handle a sick or dead bird. Report your finding to Dept of Agriculture.
Please do not attempt to handle a sick or dead bird. Report your finding to Dept of Agriculture.
January 26, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Another case of the highly pathogenic avian influenza was found in a wild goose in Donegal. This follows a buzzard in Galway and a buzzard in Dublin. Three cases in wild birds in six weeks.
Please do not attempt to handle a sick or dead bird. Report your finding to Dept of Agriculture.
Please do not attempt to handle a sick or dead bird. Report your finding to Dept of Agriculture.
Farmer Pat McLoughlin highlighted the growing trend in illegal hare hunting this morning on Newstalk.
Government must look at increasing penalties for offenders and establishing a specialised unit dedicated to combating wildlife crime.
Government must look at increasing penalties for offenders and establishing a specialised unit dedicated to combating wildlife crime.
January 23, 2025 at 9:36 PM
Farmer Pat McLoughlin highlighted the growing trend in illegal hare hunting this morning on Newstalk.
Government must look at increasing penalties for offenders and establishing a specialised unit dedicated to combating wildlife crime.
Government must look at increasing penalties for offenders and establishing a specialised unit dedicated to combating wildlife crime.
There is a fossil in The Natural History Museum of a tiny shrew sized hedgehog that dates back 52 million years.
Today hedgehog numbers are in decline.
Lets see what the next four years bring as new governments both home and abroad begin their terms of office.
Anyone hopeful?
Today hedgehog numbers are in decline.
Lets see what the next four years bring as new governments both home and abroad begin their terms of office.
Anyone hopeful?
January 20, 2025 at 9:49 PM
There is a fossil in The Natural History Museum of a tiny shrew sized hedgehog that dates back 52 million years.
Today hedgehog numbers are in decline.
Lets see what the next four years bring as new governments both home and abroad begin their terms of office.
Anyone hopeful?
Today hedgehog numbers are in decline.
Lets see what the next four years bring as new governments both home and abroad begin their terms of office.
Anyone hopeful?
Researchers in New Caledonia found that 86 bat species throughout the world are preyed upon by cats. About a fourth of these are listed as near threatened by the IUCN according to Bat Conservation International.
January 16, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Researchers in New Caledonia found that 86 bat species throughout the world are preyed upon by cats. About a fourth of these are listed as near threatened by the IUCN according to Bat Conservation International.
Spare a thought (and a few ingredients) for our wild counterparts in this rough weather.
January 6, 2025 at 10:32 PM
Spare a thought (and a few ingredients) for our wild counterparts in this rough weather.
Delighted to be back after our much needed break.
January 3, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Delighted to be back after our much needed break.
We are delighted to be collaborating with Fighting Words in primary schools. On Friday we visited St Joseph's in Drogheda with illustrator Sadhbh McElveen.
We are very excited to see The Lost Squirrel, as written by the students, based on what they learned about wildlife!
We are very excited to see The Lost Squirrel, as written by the students, based on what they learned about wildlife!
December 9, 2024 at 8:59 PM
We are delighted to be collaborating with Fighting Words in primary schools. On Friday we visited St Joseph's in Drogheda with illustrator Sadhbh McElveen.
We are very excited to see The Lost Squirrel, as written by the students, based on what they learned about wildlife!
We are very excited to see The Lost Squirrel, as written by the students, based on what they learned about wildlife!
More question options for you to consider before Friday.
November 27, 2024 at 11:32 PM
More question options for you to consider before Friday.
With the forthcoming election on the horizon we will pop a few questions up here over the coming days. If you get a chance, ask your politicians....
November 22, 2024 at 8:13 PM
With the forthcoming election on the horizon we will pop a few questions up here over the coming days. If you get a chance, ask your politicians....
This weekend we are running our Advanced Wildlife Treatment course for veterinary clinicians and nurses.
Instructed by Dr Vicki Baldrey BSc(Hons) BVSc DZooMed(Avian) FHEA MRCVS and Mark Naguib BVMS CertAVP(ZM) MRCVS we got off to a flying start today.
Instructed by Dr Vicki Baldrey BSc(Hons) BVSc DZooMed(Avian) FHEA MRCVS and Mark Naguib BVMS CertAVP(ZM) MRCVS we got off to a flying start today.
November 16, 2024 at 6:19 PM
This weekend we are running our Advanced Wildlife Treatment course for veterinary clinicians and nurses.
Instructed by Dr Vicki Baldrey BSc(Hons) BVSc DZooMed(Avian) FHEA MRCVS and Mark Naguib BVMS CertAVP(ZM) MRCVS we got off to a flying start today.
Instructed by Dr Vicki Baldrey BSc(Hons) BVSc DZooMed(Avian) FHEA MRCVS and Mark Naguib BVMS CertAVP(ZM) MRCVS we got off to a flying start today.