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Letters to the Editor: Our disregard for nature has yet to run its course

It is sickening to read that Ireland has been referred to the European Court of Justice for its failure to safeguard 423 sensitive wildlife habitats. Apart from the hefty fines that may be imposed (as if we didn’t have enough debt with the C19 crisis and resultant economic woes), this development shames our nation.

Letters to the Editor: Our disregard for nature has yet to run its course

Mon, 06 Jul, 2020 - 01:00

Corncrake (Crex crex) at summer meadow. Moscow region, Russia

It is sickening to read that Ireland has been referred to the European Court of Justice for its failure to safeguard 423 sensitive wildlife habitats. Apart from the hefty fines that may be imposed (as if we didn’t have enough debt with the C19 crisis and resultant economic woes), this development shames our nation.

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