Lapwing kick off their 2013 breeding season in Boora

April 16, 2013 0 Comment

Breeding Lapwing in Boora kick off their 2013 breeding season – first nest with full Compliment of 4 Eggs found. We hope the benefits of wild partridge management continue to […]

Living the Wildlife – Videos Available here

March 4, 2013 0 Comment

Watch RTE’s Living the Wildlife Episodes featuring National Parks & Wildlife Service Grey Partridge Conservation Trust Project in Boora See videos here

Trust members publish paper in the Journal of Animal Biodiversity & Conservation

March 1, 2013 0 Comment

To read abstract go to: www.museucienciesjournals.cat  

Poor Summer threatens UK Grey Partridge Recovery

September 29, 2012 0 Comment

Follow the link to read more http://www.gwct.org.uk/about_us/news/3768.asp

Top UK Gamekeepers visit Boora Partridge Project

July 19, 2012 0 Comment

Click on link below to follow press coverage of the visit http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/ireland/2012/0720/1224320449988.html

Research into Genetic Health of Irish Red Grouse Published

June 3, 2012 0 Comment

This research would not have been possible without the assistance of The Native Species Conservation Committee of Dublin & Belfast Zoos and Fota Wildlife Park, members of the Shooting and […]

First Broods of 2012 begin to emerge

June 1, 2012 0 Comment

So far 2 hatches in the wild 18 chicks in one 15 chicks in the other; seen last Thursday in the Marl Square and Farmland rented by NPWS – 1 […]

Lapwing and Skylark survey’s underway

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Eabhin Byrne and Shane Sweeney on behalf of the Trust are currently surveying the study area for Lapwing nests, chicks and breeding pairs of Skylarks. Hopefully there shall lots of […]

Black Grouse numbers on the Rise

March 16, 2012 0 Comment

Surveys of traditional lek sites across black grouse strongholds in Scotland have revealed a dramatic rise in numbers of the rare bird. The Game & Wildlife Conservation Trust (GWCT), which […]

Trust Calls for Implementation of Grey Partridge Agri Environment scheme

February 28, 2012 0 Comment

The Irish Grey Partridge Conservation Trust, Birdwatch Ireland and the National Association Regional Game Councils have called on the Minister of Agriculture Simon Coveney TD to implement the Grey Partridge […]