Parks and wildlife services 'neglected for decades', scathing report finds

Killarney National Park: 'Our six national parks represent the face of Ireland’s nature, and can play a key part in Ireland’s tourism industry, but unless the management of their ecosystems is prioritised, their ecological condition will deteriorate further.'

A lack of resources within the National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) means it cannot meet current obligations, not to mind future targets in the recently enacted Climate Bill and EU biodiversity strategy.

That is the stark conclusion of experts who carried out a review of the NPWS in an as yet unpublished report, which was handed to the Department of Housing, Local Government, and Heritage back in June.