'Stark choices' to save birds on verge of extinction

The country is facing “stark choices” if there is a desire to save endangered species of birds in Ireland, according to a conservation group.

'Stark choices' to save birds on verge of extinction

The country is facing “stark choices” if there is a desire to save endangered species of birds in Ireland, according to a conservation group.

Birdwatch Ireland has told the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Culture and Heritage that in the last two decades Ireland has lost around half a million waterbirds - a reduction of almost 40%.

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