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BBC Natural History Unit…work placement
For those young naturalists out there an opportunity to work at the prestigeous BBC Natural History Unit in Bristol has just been created. This is a short term placement of 4 weeks and anybody interested in applying may do through...
Read more of this articleIsland Magic by Sheena Jolley…
One of Ireland’s most acclaimed wildlife photographers, Sheena Jolley is to open the celebrated exhibition of her work, Island Magic at her new gallery in Kinsale on July 6th. Sheena’s work brings a feeling of being...
Read more of this articleStunning Images Win The Wildlife Film School Digital Wildlife Photography Competition…
The Digital Wildlife Photography Workshop recently run by The Wildlife Film School in Baltimore, West Cork, Ireland was a great success. Blessed with fantastic weather and a wide variety of birdlife to photograph, workshop attendees...
Read more of this articleSeagull on Swan…
This unusual picture of a seagull riding on the back of a swan in Stockholm is the type of wildlife image worthy of a post… http://planetark.org/wen/56536 SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Seagull on Swan…", url: "http://www.whalewatchwestcork.com/school/seagull-swan/"...
Read more of this articleHumpback Whales off Wexford Coast…
Whilst not strictly a post about wildlife photgraphy or wildlife film making those who have joined us on our overseas whale watching tours will know what a phenomenal photo opportunity these charismatic leviathans create, especially...
Read more of this articleCopenhagen – failure, disappointment and fudge
A huge opportunity has been lost and the leaders of the free world should resign in disgrace at the pathetically weak and unenforceable “agreement” reached at the climate summit in Copenhagen last week. Unless nation...
Read more of this articleNature notes with Charlie Lee – guest blog
Last September I was doing some landscape photography in the Black Valley in County Kerry. I can still visualise the amount of berries on the Rowan and Holly trees and said to myself how well fed the birds will be this winter. It...
Read more of this articleAll is not well in Copenhagen
Predictably the wealthy nations of the world are caving in to vested interests in the energy sector and we are unlikely to have a lasting and appropriate aggreement at the conclusion of the Copenhagen climate conference. If you...
Read more of this article‘Hypocritical’ EU gives €34.5m to fleets fishing tuna to extinction
Reproduced from the Wildlife Extra website… Between 2001 and the present the European Union has given out tens of millions of euros to subsidise the Mediterranean tuna fishing fleets despite warnings from scientists that...
Read more of this articleTop tips for enjoying wildlife photography
A short but very topical artice on the Wildlife Extra website on how to enjoy wildlife photography without having a detrimental effect on the environment or your wildlife subjects. click here to read more about The Wildlife Extra...
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