The conservation and sustainable use of our agricultural biodiversity is critical to future sustainable development, both in Ireland and internationally.

Wildlife crime reports have rocketed in Northern Ireland, with a fourfold increase in bat persecution incidents and cases of bird nest destruction surging by more than 10 times.

Birdwatch Ireland is calling for the responsible use of poisons following a series of red kite deaths in Fingal, Co Dublin, last year.

The Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) has published a review of the biodiversity requirements of 36 environmental standards.

A 'boar war' has erupted over whether the wild hairy pig is an Irish native or foreign invader.

The endangered Irish red squirrel is under renewed threat as the first case of squirrel pox virus has been discovered in a red squirrel in the Republic.

They once flourished in every Irish river and stream - but now there are fears that otters will become an endangered species in their former stronghold due to loss of habitat, poaching and competition from non-indigenous species.

It has been a pretty good year for Tottenham Hotspur - and not just on the pitch.

Wild garden birds are being hit by the recession just as much as the rest of us.

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has released a major research report which provides the first comprehensive assessment of impacts of our changing environment on Ireland?s biodiversity.