Pádraic talks about loving the Humpback Whale and the controversial concept of reintroducing Wolves to the Island of Ireland.

Pádraic is an ecologist and also the Campaigns Officer with the Irish Wildlife Trust. The Trust aims to conserve wildlife and the habitats they depend on throughout Ireland while encouraging a greater understanding and appreciation of the natural world and the need to protect it.

Pádraic is author of the successful nature book ‘Whittled Away – Ireland’s Vanishing Nature.’
In his book Pádraic issues a provocative call to arms and presents an alternative path to lead us to a brighter future. He calls for the return of long-lost species like wild boar, cranes, and wolves, showing how nature and wildlife can recover hand in hand.

Find the Irish Wildlife Trust at
www.iwt.ie
Buy the book Whittled Away in the Irish Wildlife Trust shop or on Amazon (5 star rating)

Recommended books:

The Sea Around Us
By: Rachel Carson

The Unnatural History of the Sea
By: Callum Roberts

Recommended film:

The Silver Branch
Featuring: local farmer Patrick McCormack
http://www.seafeverproductions.com/#buy-dvds-

Contact Pádraic through his website at:
http://www.openfield.ie
Find him on LinkedIn at:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/padraic-fogarty-95b30a1b
Follow him on Twitter at:
@whittledaway

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www.burrennaturesanctuary.ie
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Contact Mary Bermingham at
mary@burrennaturesanctuary.ie