Ravens ringed and falcons found in Cork conservation work

A pair of ravens and their newborn chicks who live on the University College Cork campus are the latest recruits to a bird-ringing project aimed at gathering information on these commonplace but highly intelligent birds.
It is one of dozens of conservation projects being undertaken by the National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) nationwide - including the monitoring of birds of prey on a church steeple in Clonakilty.
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