New master plan keeps animal welfare culture central at Dublin Zoo
Building upon its 2020 policy, zoo aims to implement strategy by its 2031 bicentennial
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A supermodel sandpiper popped up on the Clare shore in December
Eye on Nature: Éanna Ní Lamhna on kelp, Bootlace Fungus and Pelican’s Foot Shells
When a dead whale washes up on a beach the problems start
Recovery of specimens and analysis is dependent on volunteers and goodwill of experts
Dublin Zoo ‘distressed’ as panda’s death on return to China linked in report to Irish stay
Ming Ming and Ping Ping drew 400,000 visitors over 100-day visit in 1986 – but Chinese officials declined Late Late appearance
Troy the parrot: Dublin Zoo name bird after Republic of Ireland’s hat-trick hero
Critically endangered parrot species named in honour of Troy Parrott after his remarkable displays help team reach World Cup play-offs
Dublin Zoo strongly rejects TD’s claims of animal mistreatment, sexual harassment of staff
Paul Murphy puts forward Bill for emergency inspection of attraction and demands tougher oversight
Child allegedly struck by car at Dublin Zoo loses €60,000 damages claim
Court heard three-year-old ran out from between two cars and driver could do nothing about it
Gay Spar, the George’s Street Arcade, traffic junctions: 52 reasons to love Dublin right now
A celebration of the capital in all her current glory. The magic, the mischief and the unexpected moments that make Dublin one of the best little towns in the world
Rare and endangered okapi ‘forest giraffe’ is born at Dublin Zoo
Birth a ‘milestone in conservation’ of species under threat due to habitat loss and civil unrest in their native central Africa
Jurassic Park adviser unimpressed with Steven Spielberg’s dinosaurs: ‘What didn’t he get wrong?’
‘Dino’ Don Lessem objects to depictions of the animals as vicious monsters, saying humans could, in reality, outrun and outsmart a T-Rex
Always running for office: Barry Heneghan praises northsiders’ athletic superiority
Plus: Old Belvedere Squash Club up the creek without a padel; a Freedom of Information request deemed ‘frivolous or vexatious’; and a chance to test yourself against Dublin’s finest sprinter, Callie the cheetah
Explorium takes off, having missed out on being part of national children’s science museum
Interactive centre in Sandyford, south co Dublin welcomes 270,000 visitors through its doors in 12 months
‘Intelligent, gentle’ orangutan who has been in Dublin Zoo since 1984 dies
Leonie, described as ‘quiet and quirky matriarch’ of zoo, was 44 years old
‘We were just different types of chimps’: How zookeeping became a family affair for one Dublin woman
Helen Clarke’s childhood experiences led to a lifetime of care for animals at Dublin Zoo
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