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Mooney Goes Wild

Derek Mooney and guests explore the natural world in all its forms. Listen live every Monday at 10pm on RTÉ Radio 1.

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0:24:20

Calling all farmers: the Breeding Waders EIP needs you!

Mooney Goes Wild ·

2025/02/24

Amongst Ireland’s breeding birds, it is members of the wader family that are in the most severe trouble. The Breeding Waders European Innovation Partnership (EIP) has been established to try to save these struggling birds and its Project Manager, Owen Murphy, speaks to the show.

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0:14:46

Humpback Whale bites off more than it can chew

Mooney Goes Wild ·

2025/02/24

In a recent viral video, a Chilean kayaker called Adrián Simancas had an encounter with a Humpback Whale which could certainly be described as up close and personal! On tonight’s programme, Pádraig Whooley, Sightings Officer with the Irish Whale and Dolphin Group, is your guide to the remarbable Humpback Whale.

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0:08:11

Wearing your art on your sleeve: the ink-redible...

Mooney Goes Wild ·

2025/02/17

Once considered something of a niche interest, a recent survey revealed that 35% of people in Ireland have at least one tattoo. On last week’s programme, we discussed one particularly famous animal-themed tattoo design, the Swallow. To continue this theme, on tonight’s programme we take a look at some other animal and plant-themed tattoos.

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0:10:13

Knock, knock. Who’s there? The Green Woodpecker!

Mooney Goes Wild ·

2025/02/17

One of the most prominent birds at this time of year in the south of France, both visually and aurally, is the Green Woodpecker. The species is common and widespread across most of Europe, but absent from Ireland.

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0:05:26

La Fête du Mimosa

Mooney Goes Wild ·

2025/02/17

This week, Niall happens to be speaking to us from Mandelieu-La Napoule in the Côte d'Azur. It's known as the Mimosa Capital of France...that's the tree rather than the cocktail! Native to southern Australia, the Mimosa is known to botanists as Acacia dealbata, a fast-growing evergreen tree which thrives in dry, sunny climes.

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0:13:53

Pesticides in pet fur pose problems for nesting birds

Mooney Goes Wild ·

2025/02/17

Owners of cats or dogs will know that they shed lots of fur. While many deliberately leave this fur in gardens for birds, it may be doing harm. A team of researchers from the University of Sussex has discovered that chemicals used for the treatment of pet fleas and ticks can kill the chicks of songbirds. Dr. Cannelle Tassin de Montaigu joins us.

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0:15:24

If it doesn’t walk like a duck and it doesn’t talk...

Mooney Goes Wild ·

2025/02/17

One of Ireland’s scarcest and most elusive breeding birds, the Goosander is not your typical duck. As far as we know, Ireland’s Goosanders breed only in the uplands of Co. Wicklow. Eager to see his first ever Goosander, Terry Flanagan went to a secluded Wicklow lake and met local naturalist, author and bird-expert Declan Murphy.

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0:14:45

Humpback Whale makes a journey spanning three oceans

Mooney Goes Wild ·

2025/02/10

A recent study revealed that a male Humpback Whale travelled a record-breaking distance, spanning three oceans, in order to find a mate, raising the alarm about how climate change may be affecting the migratory behaviour of these massive denizens of the deep.

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0:12:19

Proud as a Peacock: looking at mating displays in the...

Mooney Goes Wild ·

2025/02/10

On a recent visit to Portugal, Derek spotted a Peacock – or a male Indian Peafowl, to give him his formal title – strutting his stuff in front of a distinctly underwhelmed group of females. While synonomous with peacocks, many other members of the animal kingdom have similar rituals of display and wooing.

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0:03:50

Here Comes the Sun!

Mooney Goes Wild ·

2025/02/10

In 1969, George Harrison composed one of the The Beatles' most popular and enduring songs, in celebration of the arrival of spring and the promise of better days to come. As Éanna informs us, it may have “been a long, cold, lonely winter”, but the good news is that the season of spring officially sprung in Ireland on February 1st.

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0:10:11

Celebrating Snowdrop Month

Mooney Goes Wild ·

2025/02/10

February is often referred to as “Snowdrop Month”, as it is the time of year when these delightful flowers burst forth from the soil marking the arrival of spring. Terry Flanagan went to visit Burtown House in Co. Kildare, a Quaker House whose gardens come alive with snowdrops and other flowers each spring.

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0:10:11

Ceramic Swallows in Lisbon

Mooney Goes Wild ·

2025/02/10

On his recent trip to Portugal, Derek noticed a striking ornithological motif while walking the streets and browsing the shops of Lisbon: lots and lots of ornate ceramic Swallows.

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0:54:58

The Red Fox

Mooney Goes Wild ·

2025/02/03

This is a repeat of today's Nature on One documentary. In it, biologist Terry Flanagan delves into the fascinating world of the red fox. Known for its adaptability and intelligence, it plays a vital role in the ecosystem and offers insight into the delicate balance of nature.

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0:52:56

Eggs

Mooney Goes Wild ·

2025/01/27

We Irish love eggs, consuming hundreds of millions of them each year... but have you ever stopped to wonder what exactly a bird's egg is?

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0:54:38

Dürer's Rhinoceros

Mooney Goes Wild ·

2025/01/20

In this repeat of a special one-hour Mooney Goes Wild documentary, we delve into the history of Dürer's Rhinoceros.

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0:54:25

The Disputed Toll

Mooney Goes Wild ·

2025/01/13

In 1872, Maharajah, an Indian elephant, and his keeper, Lorenzo The Lion Tamer Laurence, walked for ten days from Edinburgh to Manchester. In this Nature on One documentary, zoologist Dr. Richard Collins tells the delightful story of Maharajah’s journey. Image courtesy of Manchester Art Gallery.

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0:54:43

Pope Leo's Elephant

Mooney Goes Wild ·

2025/01/06

Tonight's programme is a repeat of our Christmas Day special documentary 'Pope Leo's Elephant'. In 1514, King Manuel I of Portugal sent an extraordinary diplomatic gift to Pope Leo X: an Asian Elephant named Hanno. Derek Mooney and Niall Hatch dig deeper into Hanno’s remarkable story in the Eternal City, Rome.

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0:54:44

Winter Birds Special

Mooney Goes Wild ·

2024/12/30

Earlier today, we broadcast a special live programme on Radio One and on the RTÉ News Channel (09.00 - 11.00) and our focus was two of Ireland's most fascinating groups of birds: waders and garden birds.

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0:01:54

Nightjars confirmed to be breeding in the south-east...

Mooney Goes Wild ·

2024/12/16

The mysterious Nightjar is one of Ireland’s most elusive birds. With only sporadic records of breeding over recent decades, the general consensus was that we had effectively lost Nightjars from Ireland. However, a new survey coordinated by BirdWatch Ireland has confirmed that this species still survives in the southeast of the country.

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0:14:20

The Keeper of the Bees: Bees and Beekeeping in Irish...

Mooney Goes Wild ·

2024/12/16

In her wonderful new book The Keeper of the Bees: Bees and Beekeeping in Irish Folklore, beekeeper’s daughter and a student of folklore Eimear Chaomhánach weaves folktales about bees with her memories of growing up in a beekeeping household, collecting swarms with her father and learning how to harvest honey.

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