tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1485719326359045629.post3971357634662422534..comments2023-02-07T17:10:28.554+00:00Comments on Dermot Breen's Blog: The very last Greenland White-fronted Geese of Connemara?Dermot Breenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15333445847314331794noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1485719326359045629.post-40128353944817429832014-03-27T19:23:02.960+00:002014-03-27T19:23:02.960+00:00Hi Tony, it's not very clear cut like most of ...Hi Tony, it's not very clear cut like most of these things. There has been some afforestation in some area's of lowland blanket bog in Connemara over the last few decades which may have affected them. They have been protected in Ireland for 30+ years now so shooting isn't really a factor here, may have been a issue in Iceland and Greenland in more recent times? The single biggest factor is that the breeding success of the population in Greenland has been extremely poor with very few individuals actually breeding in their life time. A bit more info here http://www.wexfordwildfowlreserve.ie/GreenlandWhite-frontedGeese.htmlDermot Breenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15333445847314331794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1485719326359045629.post-16230290587711590862014-03-27T14:06:21.559+00:002014-03-27T14:06:21.559+00:00The Cork population went the same way, I remember ...The Cork population went the same way, I remember seeing some at Kilcolman NNR in the late 90s but there are none there now. Though I don't think they were necessarily ever common in the county in historical times, would need to check Ruttledge or Hutchinson to be sure. Seen more at migration points in Cork than in winter.Harryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04534554869387375467noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1485719326359045629.post-51495740407283205792014-03-25T21:40:18.195+00:002014-03-25T21:40:18.195+00:00A sad story. What is the main cause for their decl...A sad story. What is the main cause for their decline?Riverbank Images Irelandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10989916302493240222noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1485719326359045629.post-22277377454303662162014-03-25T19:45:03.715+00:002014-03-25T19:45:03.715+00:00That's quite sad, Dermot.That's quite sad, Dermot. Carmohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08220510581341067353noreply@blogger.com