We must rally to defence of the corncrake and hare
The cost of the project might seem exorbitant at around €400,000 spent last year, but this has to be set against the implications of losing a much-loved bird that is a prized part of our culture and ecosystem.
In times past, the distinctive and then familiar call of the corncrake heralded the arrival of summer. The bird was for generations a welcome dweller in hay meadows nationwide.
