Wildlife trust urges Govt to reject Cork council request to remove pearl mussel's protected status

The Irish Wildlife Trust (IWT) has waded into the controversy over the redesignation of the whole of the River Blackwater in Co. Cork as a protected area for the freshwater pearl mussel.
Wildlife trust urges Govt to reject Cork council request to remove pearl mussel's protected status

File photo of the River Blackwater in Co. Cork. Pic: Denis Minihane
File photo of the River Blackwater in Co. Cork. Pic: Denis Minihane

The Irish Wildlife Trust (IWT) has waded into the controversy over the redesignation of the whole of the River Blackwater in Co. Cork as a protected area for the freshwater pearl mussel.

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