Episodi

  • Great Spotted Woodpeckers
    Jan 5 2026
    Listener Fionnuala contacted us about the possibility of woodpeckers in Naas, doing damage to a cherry blossom tree in her garden. And why is it that woodpeckers don't sustain head damage when drumming? Niall, Eanna and Richard explain...
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    12 min
  • When Is The Right Time To Have A Baby Bat?
    Jan 5 2026
    Dr. Megan Power from UCD joins us to tell us about her research on Greater Horseshoe Bats, and whether it's better for bats to breed earlier or later in life...
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    15 min
  • Dead Zoo
    Jan 5 2026
    The Natural History Museum in Dublin, known fondly as the 'Dead Zoo', is currently closed for refurbishment works. So where have the animals and exhibits gone? Reporter Terry Flanagan met with curator Emma Murphy to find out...
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    11 min
  • Wetland Birds
    Jan 5 2026
    On Jan. 2nd, we broadcast a special edition of Mooney Goes Wild from Harper's Island Wetlands Nature Reserve in County Cork, where Derek, Jim Wilson, Niall Hatch and Decland Murphy took a close-up look at the remarkable world of wintering wetland birds. It was filmed by Donal Glackin, and you can watch it here https://tinyurl.com/4uza4h65.
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    16 min
  • Wildlife Stories From Sweden
    Dec 22 2025
    Derek, Richard, Niall and Eanna are joined by Sweden-based Irish journalist Philip O'Connor to chat about edible road salt, wild animals in traffic and the Great Moose Migration! For more, see rte.ie/mooney.
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    54 min
  • Batman and Robin!
    Dec 15 2025
    Most European bats eat insects, but one hunts birds. Researchers led by Aarhus University found the Greater Noctule catching small songbirds mid-air. Tagged bats revealed a three-minute chase of a night-flying robin, which was caught, dismembered and eaten, as Niall Hatch explains...
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    13 min
  • The Great Irish Fossil Hunt
    Dec 15 2025
    Ireland holds some of the world’s oldest and rarest animal fossils. Terry Flanagan and Prof. Maria McNamara explored fossils in Clonmel’s courthouse and told us about the Great Irish Fossil Hunt. Listeners responded, including Barbara Doyle, who found urban fossils in St Peter’s Church, Phibsborough, in Dublin...
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    10 min
  • Ten Thousand Years Deep: The Story of Ireland's Peatlands
    Dec 15 2025
    Over 20 years ago, German nurse Carsten Krieger moved to Ireland and became captivated by bogs near his home. After decades researching and photographing peatlands, he wrote 'Ten Thousand Years Deep: The Story of Ireland’s Peatlands'. Michele Browne met him at Griston Bog, Co. Limerick...
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    11 min