Maghaberry Prison becomes sanctuary for threatened bird

A sanctuary has been created for one of the world's most endangered birds within the confines of a prison in County Antrim.

Maghaberry Prison becomes sanctuary for threatened bird

A sanctuary has been created for one of the world's most endangered birds within the confines of a prison in County Antrim.

Life sentence prisoners helped create the habitat for around 20 pairs of breeding lapwings which have made their home at HMP Maghaberry on a marshy no-man’s-land dominated by razor wire and lookouts behind reinforced glass.

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