Some 63% of Irish bird species are in “serious trouble” compared to almost 50% globally, according to Birdwatch Ireland and RSPB NI.
Yet there was no funding in the Irish Government’s 2023 Budget for nature preservation in a move branded “shameful”.
The comments followed the release of the latest State of the World’s Birds report which “paints the most concerning picture yet of the future of avian species and, by extension, all life on Earth”.
