Colin Guilfoyle
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PhD student with ATU Galway researching biodiversity and restoration in Wild Nephin NP
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Elvira de Eyto
6 months ago
Thanks
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for the write up It was great to see everyone and discuss restoration of forested peatlands in Ireland.
@colinguilfoyle.bsky.social
www.farmersjournal.ie/more/climate...
Wild Nephin: restoration, research and rewilding - Free
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Wild Nephin: restoration, research and rewilding
"Restoration of peatlands is both costly and complicated," writes Ray O Foghlú. The current system of licensing and permissions is not fit for purpose.
https://www.farmersjournal.ie/more/climate-and-environment/wild-nephin-restoration-research-and-rewilding-873693
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Elvira de Eyto
6 months ago
How many salmon to herons eat? Quite a lot. And they are willing to fly quite far to find them 😬🐟 👏🏼 analysis from Karl Philips et al
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@joshkakaufmann.bsky.social
bioone.org/journals/ard...
Foraging Behaviour of Nesting Grey Herons Inferred from PIT-Tagged Salmonid Fish
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Foraging Behaviour of Nesting Grey Herons Inferred from PIT-Tagged Salmonid Fish
Studies of fish behaviour and ecology create opportunities for studying piscivores that have been underutilised. A leading example is the widespread use by fish biologists of Passive Integrated Transp...
https://bioone.org/journals/ardea/volume-113/issue-1/arde.2024.a23/Foraging-Behaviour-of-Nesting-Grey-Herons-Inferred-from-PIT-Tagged/10.5253/arde.2024.a23.full
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Interesting to chat to a farmer in the Swiss Jura this week while hiking. On that day the sheep were being brought south to the alps for the summer, while they also keep cows, llamas and horses in a landscape alongside lynx and now wolves also.
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Saoirse McHugh
9 months ago
This is great, you no longer have to plague your NPWS ranger if you see wildlife crime
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We've had a huge amount of interest in this and as a result have added an online option for the morning talks - registration available through the following link:
www.eventbrite.ie/e/biodiversi...
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9 months ago
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Join us for a one-day symposium on the 12th June at the Marine Institute, Furnace, Co. Mayo where we will present new research focused on the biodiversity within @WildNephin & discuss the possibilities for the Nephin Forest + ecological restoration potential in the wider landscape 🌲
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Richard K Broughton
10 months ago
New in
#BirdStudy
Concerning declines of
#waders
& passerines in
#Iceland
doi.org/10.1080/0006...
#ornithology
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10 months ago
A new study shows the expansion of Lynx in Europe - this is a phenomenal success story given the animal was intensely persecuted in much of its range.
www.kora.ch?action=get_f...
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Interesting bit of modelling
doi.org/10.1002/2688...
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Wolf reintroduction to Scotland could support substantial native woodland expansion and associated carbon sequestration
Our work shows reintroducing wolves to the Scottish Highlands could help address the climate emergency. By controlling red deer populations, wolves would enable native woodlands to expand, capturing ....
https://doi.org/10.1002/2688-8319.70016
10 months ago
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Another year of catchment sightings in Burrishoole. Didn’t reach the golden eagle 2024 target but white-tailed eagle becoming more frequent 🦅
11 months ago
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My second PhD paper looking at the response of bird communities to forest-to-bog restoration is now online at the Journal of Environmental Management
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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Avian communities show distinct responses to forest-to-bog restoration
Since the 1990's, attempted restoration of blanket bogs which have been previously afforested with non-native conifers has taken place in Ireland and …
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0301479724037496
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Cold one for camera trap collection in Néifinn Fhiáin today
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about 1 year ago
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