Birdwatch Ireland is seeking qualified individuals for a range of seabird fieldwork positions on the east coast.
The NGO says the positions are subject to successful tender bids and funding applications in the coming weeks.
It requires a warden on Rockabill Island, Co Dublin, to protect and monitor the Roseate, Common and Arctic Terns.
It is also seeking a warden on Kilcoole Beach, Co Wicklow, to protect and monitor the Little Terns and Ringed Plover.
And it has advertised for a seabird surveyor to carry out census and productivity counts of cliff-nesting and ground-nesting seabird species on east coast islands and mainland cliffs.
Birdwatch Ireland says it is “deeply concerned” that the newly announced Programme for Government presents “a very worrying future for Ireland’s wild birds and other biodiversity”.
“Despite the fact that Ireland is experiencing a twin climate and biodiversity emergency, as officially declared by Dáil Éireann in May 2019, the actions for biodiversity are few and far between,” it says.
“The new Irish Government proposes significant increases in infrastructure development, presented in the context of “fast-tracking”, “cutting red tape” and de-regulation. Our view is that weakening of laws or cutting corners on the protections afforded to biodiversity would be disastrous,” it says in its latest newsletter.
Closing date for the job applications is February 21st. Birdwatch Ireland is also seeking a new chief executive, with a closing date of February 24th for applications.
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