Letters to the Editor: New-found affinity with nature must be nurtured

Baby Fox cubs venture from their den on the banks of the river Dodder. Picture: Andres Poveda

Your stunning front-page picture on Saturday was yet another reminder of the wonderful wildlife heritage we have — ‘Cub-urban living’ ( Irish Examiner, April 24). The photographer, Andres Poveda, captured eloquently a fox with its cubs in the greenery of a river bank.

Such pictures pull at the heartstrings, but sadly their power to impress may not be strong enough to provoke a change in how as a nation we behave towards our vulnerable wildlife species, both in terms of conservation and the welfare of the creatures that share this island with us.