Climate Changemakers: Three species that are bouncing back in Ireland thanks to conservationHere’s a trio of heartening examples – the white-tailed sea eagle, the pine marten and the lesser horseshoe bat – whose numbers are recovering hereFrom left: A pine marten, a white-tailed eagle and a lesser horseshoe batAisling Maria Cronin Today at 06:30The urgency of tackling Ireland’s biodiversity loss crisis was made clear at the end of 2025, when the Government published The Status of EU Protected Habitats and Species in Ireland, 2025 report, known as the Article 17. It found that 90pc of Ireland’s protected habitats are in ‘unfavourable’ conservation status, while 51pc are showing deteriorating trends.
