The grassy openings and edges of these forests, especially where sedges, ferns, and shrubs grow, and where the soil is loose and crumbly, are habitats the bog lemming prefers. It also inhabits wetter ...

Bog turtles live in mountain wetlands that are being drained for development. Only 500 acres of mountain bog habitat remain across the turtles’ entire southern range, and many of the bog turtles’ ...

Imagine standing in the heart of an Irish bog, the ground springy beneath your feet, wrapped in a hush broken only by the ...

Habitat destruction and poaching are the primary causes of the bog turtles’ steep decline. Bog turtles live in marshy wetlands that are being drained for development. Only 500 acres of mountain bog ...

As a result of this work Knocknahila Bog is now supporting the expansion of the rare peatland habitat known as an ‘active blanket bog’. The work, carried out by peatland contractor Kevin ...