According to Birdwatch Ireland, '100 birds so far' have been affected by a yet-to-be-identified pollution source
The source of the pollution that has 'oiled' and even led to the deaths of some birds off Ireland's east coast remains a mystery.
The Irish Mirror contacted England's Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, Natural Resources Wales and HM Coastguard to ask if they had received any pollution incident reports. Minister Malcolm Noonan said: “The situation that has emerged along the East Coast is shocking and extremely concerning. While the cause is currently unclear, it’s obvious that wildlife has been affected horribly.
“We will work to save as many of the birds as possible. Minister Ryan has asked the EPA to investigate - this is most welcome.” "When we are looking at protecting our seas... offshore renewables and the whole future of protection, it's really important that we just keep that in mind and be doing our best to monitor what is happening out there. We need to have good resources."I thought we were done with the whole oil spills issue considering that the government has stopped giving offshore licenses for drilling but it just goes to show you that while there is oil in circulation, things can happen.
“I saw seals here preparing to predate some of these, so we’re going to have seals now ingesting oil. So, that’s going to have its own set of problems downstream.The group has asked the public not to pick up or try to help any oiled birds they spot for health and safety reasons .
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