We are Hiring! An exciting opportunity to join our company as a Wildlife Management Operative. Ideal position for someone who has a mix of practical skills and an interest in wildlife management. A rewarding job where no two days will be the same. Click on the link below for job description and further details. wildlife-management-operative-vacancies-2019 The post We are Hiring! appeared first on Wildlife Management ..read more

  At this time of year, a lot of our work is focused on Dublin’s rooftops in advance of the gull breeding season. Gulls are in the process of reclaiming their nesting territories. Whilst it may seem as though gull numbers are growing, it is in fact their behaviour which is altering. More and more gulls are favouring urban rooftops for nesting rather than their traditional habitats. We offer site specific solutions and have completed a range of intricate proofing work on differing industrial and residential rooftops; we find that no two jobs are the same. The resilience and adaptable nature of ..read more

  We had great fun yesterday carrying out Biodiversity Workshops as part of Heritage week in Croke Park. The children really enjoyed making mini bug hotels and were delighted to bring them home together with their native wildflower mix. There’s nothing like a group of children to get stuck in and get creative; with a fantastic enthusiasm and instinct for nature. Promoting urban biodiversity is so important and it is great to be able to widen the scope of the projects which we have implemented. If you want to find out more about out biodiversity projects or are interested in implementing one i ..read more

We are delighted to be involved with the Dublin Urban Gull ringing project being undertaken by the Irish Midlands Ringing Group. This is a really important project which will hopefully provide valuable information on the movements of Ireland’s urban nesting gulls. Professionally and personally this is a species which we are greatly interested and intrigued by, their adaptability never ceases to amaze us. The more information we have on the behaviour of gulls, will allow us to incorporate this knowledge into our own programmes which aim to resolve the gull/human conflict which we encounter acr ..read more

Oftentimes when we recommend the installation of a bird proof net the first issue raised by the client is the possible visual obstruction. This image is a recently completed installation in the courtyard of a hospital. As you can see, from ground level the net is barely visible. The net successfully denies access for birds to the courtyard area which is ideal for nesting, perching and roosting due to the many ledges and girders and of course its sheltered nature. The installation of bird proof netting is suitable for a multiple of areas including entire rooftops, covering a range of bird speci ..read more

Another positive biodiversity project safely and successfully implemented. We identified this site as a potential peregrine nesting site and installed this artificial peregrine nesting box. This nesting box affords the peregrines a safe place which somewhat mimics their natural nesting habitats. Peregrine falcons are Ireland’s largest falcon and as the fastest member of the animal kingdom they are a very impressive bird. Peregrines are a key indicator species and their presence offers an encouraging picture of the surrounding ecological system. For our client this is a positive way in which t ..read more

We are Hiring! An exciting opportunity to join our company as a Wildlife Management Operative. Ideal position for someone who has a mix of practical skills and an interest in wildlife management. A rewarding job where no two days will be the same. Click on the link below for job description and further details. Wildlife Management Operative Vacancies The post We’re Hiring! appeared first on Wildlife Management ..read more

  Most people enjoy seeing swallows return to our shores as it is a popular indication that summer is on its way. However in some cases nesting swallows can pose some unfortunate problems. In this particular instance, swallows were gaining access to a large engineering workshop and causing a health and safety hazard due to bird guano accumulating on work surfaces and plant equipment. The guano also presented a slip and fall hazard on walkways underneath the nesting areas. For operational reasons, this workshop is open for a large portion of the day and it wasn’t feasible to close the area off ..read more

We were lucky enough to have spent the week with a bird’s eye view of Dublin City’s beautiful skyline. Our completed roof net will deny herring gulls access to the rooftop for this coming nesting season. As with most species, habitat management is central to resolving issues arising from human/wildlife conflict. There is no doubt that herring gulls are increasingly moving inland, however they remain a red-listed species and as a result it is important that they are managed in an expert manner.   Herring gulls receive a lot of negative press; however as in this case, building owners are beginn ..read more

With another busy herring gull season coming to an end, we cannot stress how important preventative methods are. From May until September we regularly take calls from people looking for solutions to their gull problems. Unfortunately in May/June the birds have often started nesting on roofs which means that solutions can be limited. This highly protected species is not one  favoured by residents and business owners in coastal areas. Predominantly causing problems on buildings with flat roofs or even large chimney stacks. In particular roofs of varying heights with ledges etc. which replicate t ..read more