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Anger and confusion as important wildlife habitat bulldozed in Dublin

Jonathan Duane
Jonathan Duane

02:16 22 Sep 2019


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A natural wetlands in Tallaght in Dublin has been bulldozed wiping out thousands of creatures and nobody seems to know why.

The former patch of waste ground at Sean Walsh Park had become an important location for urban wildlife.

Local councillors say they heard the news on Twitter.

HSI Science Offer Collie Ennis says its devastating news.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Heartbroken to find tallaghts wetlands completely destroyed today. This was a vibrant multilayered ecosystem, home to protected Newts, Frogs, Bats &amp; critically endangered European eels. <a href="https://twitter.com/sdublincoco?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@sdublincoco</a> assured us this area &amp; inhabitants would be protected. Environmental vandalism. <a href="https://t.co/3r90hQE6oq">https://t.co/3r90hQE6oq</a> <a href="https://t.co/pQUzlmXv7S">pic.twitter.com/pQUzlmXv7S</a></p>&mdash; The HSI (@HerpSocIreland) <a href="https://twitter.com/HerpSocIreland/status/1175391629097754625?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 21, 2019</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>


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