Whittled away : Ireland's vanshing nature / Pádraic Fogarty.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Fogarty, Pádraic, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Nature conservation--Ireland.

Nature conservation.

Environmental protection--Ireland.

Environmental protection.

Wildlife reintroduction.

Ireland.

Wildlife reintroduction--Ireland.

Physical Description:

vii, 360 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 22 cm

Place of Publication:

Wilton, Cork : The Collins Press, 2017.

Summary:

Nature in Ireland is disappearing at an alarming rate. Overfishing, industrial-scale farming and pollution have decimated wildlife habitats and populations. In a single lifetime, vast shoals of herring, rivers bursting with salmon, and bogs alive with flocks of curlew and geese have all become folk memories. Coastal and rural communities are struggling to survive; the foundations of our tourism and agricultural sectors are being undermined. The lack of political engagement frequently sees the state in the European Court of Justice for environmental issues. Pádraic Fogarty authoritatively charts how this grim failure to manage our natural resources has impoverished our country. But all is not lost: he also reveals possibilities for the future, describing how we can fill our seas with fish, farm in tune with nature, and create forests that benefit both people and wildlife. He makes a persuasive case for the return of long-lost species like wild boar, cranes and wolves, showing how the interests of the country and its nature can be reconciled. A provocative call to arms, Whittled Away presents an alternative path that could lead us all to a brighter future. Book jacket.

Contents:

1 Not as green as we'd like to think 1

2 The quest to catch the last fish 36

3 The whittling-away of our iconic landscapes 78

Killarney National Park 86

Wicklow Mountains National Park 95

Connemara 104

Glenveagh National Park 113

The Burren 124

4 Extinct: Ireland's lost species 133

5 Culling: the urge to kill animals 173

6 The battle to save the bogs 208

7 The myth of Ireland's 'green' farming 247

8 A future for wildlife and people 286.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781848893108

1848893108

OCLC:

984047223

Publisher Number:

99971699080