Hen harriers a 'litmus test' for biodiversity

Experts fear the species could face extinction within the next 25 years in Ireland unless urgent remedial action is taken.

Experts fear the species could face extinction within the next 25 years in Ireland unless urgent remedial action is taken.

The hen harrier has been described as the "canary in the coalmine" for upland ecosystems.

It follows the publication of the Government’s plan to prevent the ironic ground-nesting hen harrier from extinction.