World Oceans Day 2020
This World Oceans Day we have been taking a bit of time to reflect on our favorite moments close to the ocean.
We all work for Ulster Wildlife because we are passionate about protecting…
This World Oceans Day we have been taking a bit of time to reflect on our favorite moments close to the ocean.
We all work for Ulster Wildlife because we are passionate about protecting…
Ulster Wildlife is encouraging sea anglers and coast lovers to get involved in efforts to protect some of our most endangered marine wildlife: sharks, skates and rays, as we mark World Ocean’s Day…
The native oyster has been considered extinct in Belfast Lough since 1903. However, in the summer of 2020, live oysters were discovered for the first time in over 100 years – evidence that the…
It may seem strange to think we have lizards living in Belfast, but this native reptile is more common than you think and can be found lurking on the outskirts of the city.
This large burrowing bivalve is found on sandy seabeds around much of the UK. It is the longest-lived animal known to man, with one individual found to be 507 years old!
Join Mat Lundy, Head of Marine Recovery, for a tour of our native oyster nursery in Belfast Harbour - the first in an industrial shipping channel.
It has been just over a year since we launched the first native oyster nursery on the island of Ireland at Bangor Marina. This World Oyster Day (5 August) we're celebrating a win for wildlife…
John has worked in fisheries management for over 25 years. He has seen our waterways at their best – and their worst. He knows firsthand how devastating unhealthy rivers can be for wildlife and…
I'm Gemma, the Marine Conservation Apprentice at Cornwall Wildlife Trust. Originally from the Channel Islands, I've grown up stumbling over the rocky shore and snorkelling over hazy…
IKEA Belfast has teamed up with Ulster Wildlife to help raise much-needed funds for one of Northern Ireland’s most beautiful but endangered birds: the barn owl.
On 20 April, we boarded the Stena Line ferry heading from Belfast to Cairnryan in Scotland to conduct an IWDG Ferry Survey for marine mammals. It was a glorious day with no rain and a calm sea –…
Two red squirrels from Belfast Zoo have been released into Montalto Estate, in Ballynahinch, in a bid to boost numbers of this endangered mammal in County Down.