Voluntary groups battling to arrest decline in Irish wildlife population

'We will absolutely try our best for him,' say Kildare Wildlife Rescue Facebook,  who found an injured Grey Heron who suffered fractures to both of his legs. Picture: Kildare Wildlife Rescue Facebook

Wildlife rehabbers have released images of the novel treatments they have been giving to rescue birds and bats in recent weeks.

The images were published online as more rescuers and vets find new ways to help the country’s declining wildlife population.