Appeal to save nature laws

An Taisce has appealed for members of the public to join nearly half a million other people in signing an online petition in a bid to save Europe’s nature laws.

A deadline of 12 midnight tomorrow night has been set by the European Commission for public submissions to a re-evaluation of existing EU laws protecting wildlife.

The laws protect over 1,000 key species and over 27,000 natural sites in Europe. They have been credited with saving a number of iconic species native to Europe such as the grey wolf, the white-tailed sea eagle and the common seal.