Kildare Wildlife Rescue Receives €50k For Rehabilitating Birds Caught In Oil Spill

Friday, 8 November 2024 16:18

By Hannah Kelly

Kildare Wildlife Rescue Logo via KWR/Facebook

In May, the charity responded to a significant oil spill along the coasts of Wexford, Wicklow, and Dublin

Kildare Wildlife Rescue has received €50,000 over it's rehabilitation of birds that were caught in an oil spill earlier this year.

Back in May, the charity responded to a significant oil spill along the coasts of Wexford, Wicklow, and Dublin.

Trained responders from KWR tirelessly worked to address reported cases, with Common Guillemots and several Razorbills among the affected species.

The National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) confirmed to the Irish Examiner that it have the money to Kildare Wildlife Rescue, "who played a vital lead and much-appreciated role in dealing with the birds affected".

A large proportion of the birds rescued by the Kildare charity were later released, in a video uploaded by the charity.

This follows yesterday's announcement by the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue TD, that €6 million in funding is to be given to 101 animal welfare charities nationwide.

Minister McConalogue said:

“Animals are much-loved companions for so many of us in Ireland, the welfare of animals is a priority for me and for my Department. In this regard, I am delighted to announce today that I am maintaining the highest ever level of funding by my Department to animal welfare charities.

"These grants will support the organisations in the vital work they do across the country, protecting, rescuing and taking care of animals, and providing education and guidance so as to prevent welfare problems from arising in the future".

Information on the grants can be found here.

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