🔊 Sound on for the iconic call of the curlew. Ireland's breeding curlews have suffered a staggering 96% decline in recent decades, but the Curlew Conservation Programme aims to protect this iconic bird from extinction. Green Party Heritage Minister Malcolm Noonan T.D. and Biodiversity Minister Pippa Hackett have announced a joint effort to increase funding for this important project to €500k for 2021. The Curlew Conservation Programme, which finds and supports curlew to rear their young chicks,

Imagine losing the iconic call of the curlew from our landscapes. The UK holds up to 25% of the global breeding population of Eurasian curlews, but numbers are dropping fast. Learn all about the survival needs of this beautiful bird 👉 bit.ly/curlew-conservation #WildlifeWednesday | RSPB England

114 reactions · 3 comments | The Department has been partnering with two other conservation organizations on a study of long-billed curlew habitat use. Learn more about this study and these remarkable grassland birds in this week’s North Dakota Outdoors webcast. | North Dakota Game and Fish Department | Facebook

75K views · 286 reactions | A Cairns man has been 'trapped' in his own home by a defensive curlew trying to protect its family. Local Adrian Cartlidge filmed the bird holding its wings out and making plenty of noise to 'stay back'. 7NEWS at 6pm. More local news: 7news.com.au/news/cairns #7NEWS | 7NEWS Cairns | Facebook