Wild days in Donegal

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I’ve just come back from a family holiday in County Donegal, and now I’ve come to write a review about the two zoos we visited there: Wild Ireland and Tropical World. It was Wednesday, the 5th of August, and my … Continued

Badger

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International name: Eurasian badger Scientific name: Meles meles Irish name: Broc Diet: Omnivore Size: 56-90cm Tips on how to find them: Burrows called setts have large, broad entrances and can often be found on the edges of woodland; dung varies depending … Continued

Grey seal

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Scientific name: Halichoerus grypus Irish name: Rón mór Length: 1.7-2.3m Diet: carnivore Tips on how to find them: Not a difficult species to see; greatest numbers are along Ireland’s west coast.

Otter

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International name: Eurasian otter Scientific name: Lutra lutra Irish name: Dobharchú Length: 95-130cm Diet: Carnivore Tips on how to find them: Present only in oxygen-rich waters; usually nocturnal (I was lucky to have seen one by day, as in the photograph); … Continued

Red fox

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Scientific name: Vulpes vulpes Irish name: Sionnach/Madra rua Size: 45-90cm Diet: Omnivore Tips on how to find them: Best time to watch foxes is during April-May, when the cubs venture above ground; rabbit warrens and cattle pasture are good areas … Continued

Bear, Andean (or spectacled)

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Scientific name: Tremarctos ornatus Origin: South America Size: 1.3-1.9m Diet: Omnivore but mostly herbivore IUCN status: Vulnerable Threats: Conversion of forests to agriculture, leading to conflict with people; hunted for food and for use of its parts in traditional medicine Zoos … Continued

Bear, Brown

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Scientific name: Ursus arctos Origin: North America and Eurasia Diet: Omnivore Size: 1.5-2.8m IUCN status: Least Concern Threats: Human-bear conflicts resulting from raids on crops or livestock, poaching, habitat fragmentation Zoos I have seen them: Tierpark Hellabrunn, Welsh Mountain Zoo, Camperdown Wildlife Centre, … Continued

Bear, Polar

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Scientific name: Ursus maritimus Size: 1.8-2.8m Origin: Arctic Ocean, North America (Canada) and Russia Diet: Omnivore, but mostly carnivorous IUCN status: Vulnerable Threats: Melting of sea ice resulting from global warming, water pollution, hunting for food and fur Zoos I have … Continued

Bear, Sun

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Scientific name: Helarctos malayanus Size: 1.2-1.5m Origin: Asia Diet: Omnivore IUCN status: Vulnerable Threats: Deforestation (in Sumatra and Borneo, conversion of forests to palm oil plantations); hunted for use of its parts in traditional medicine, and for the pet trade Zoos … Continued

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