ASK people if they have ever seen a lizard close-up in Ireland and chances are many will reply in the negative.

DESPITE claims to the contrary by anti-field sports organisations, hares are 18 times more plentiful in areas managed by the Irish Coursing Club (ICC) than at similar sites in the wider countryside, a recent study by Queen’s University Belfast has shown.

IRISH hares are 18 times more abundant in areas managed by the Irish Coursing Club (ICC), a study has found.

RIGHT around the world habitat depletion – human activity in one form or another – represents the single greatest threat facing wildlife.