Make the difference

About us

We are students from GCI - Galway Cultural Institute - and we have been living here in Galway for a couple of months, enough time to learn about the natural diversity in Ireland and this blog aims to present to you a few interesting topics related to organisations created to preserve and protect animals and nature.

We hope that after you become familiar with these important subjects you can stand up and make a difference. You can help preservation / conservation organisations by making donations or help in any way possible (such as volunteering or fundraising) to share the important messages that these associations provide and work for.

About the organisations

Follow bellow you will see 3 major organisations that we have chosen due their important contribution to Ireland.


Animal Rescue and Rehab 

It`s a small family business that provides this rescue and rehabilitation at their own cost as they do not receive any grant or government aid.

Displaced, sick, injured or orphaned wild animals need to regain full health and acquire the skills needed to function normal and efficient lives. The successful return of the wild animals to their natural habitat is the result they try to achieve.


Services

• School Visits

It is important to educate our next generation to appreciate our wildlife heritage. The best way to learn about nature is through an up close personal experience and they have a multitude of animals that they use as ambassadors of the animal kingdom.

The lessons add to the pupils' appreciation and knowledge of natural history, arouse their curiosity, promote respect and create a desire to get out and see animals in their own natural environment.

• Road Show

Providing a range of wildlife and natural history road shows for libraries, Schools and Colleges and other Organizations. Specifically designed to both educate and entertain any age group. Each Visit can be tailored to suit specific projects, be it conservation, care, or awareness of nature.

• Animal Workshops 

Learn how to handle and care for a wide range of animals, with an informal talk and lots of hands on. These sessions can be tailor-made, to suit your own individual requirements.

Animal workshops also cater for Special Needs Groups and have experience working with Autistic children and adults, JCSP and VEC schemes, the Prison Service and other groups.

• Mini Zoo

 Providing a static display consisting of small mammals, raptors, amphibians and arachnids giving you and your customers the opportunity to see and handle a diversity of creatures and to learn more about their lifestyles.

• Parties

 A truly unique party experience that will enthrall and fascinate any age group they will make the day one to remember, a unique experience. During this fascinating interlude you will meet a selection of highly trained friendly and well mannered animals and birds, from reptiles, mammals, raptors, to amphibians’ insects and arachnids.

• Falconry

Offering either one or two day falconry courses, designed to provide a brief insight into the world of the Raptor for people with busy lifestyles who may never get the chance to become a falconer.

On Falconry course you will be given a brief history of falconry and meet the birds commonly used in Falconry. You will also learn the basics of the initial training and they will touch on the housing and husbandry, giving advice on suitable birds.

• Camera Club

At Animal Magic they give you the opportunity to visit, with your cameras and you can be sure of getting that magical picture. With a huge variety of Raptors, including many of our Irish Birds of Prey  who will be only to pleased to pose for the camera, either for stills or for action shots, You can photograph owl, hawks, falcons, vultures and even a Golden Eagle, rabbits, chinchillas, polecats, ferrets, rats, degus, arachnids, amphibians and more.

Irish Landscape Institute

The Irish Landscape Institute, as the professional body representing landscape architects in Ireland, has a Constitution and a Code of Professional Conduct. The Institute has a membership of 160, made up of full members, graduate members, student members, and well as honorary members and Fellows. ILI is a registered member of both EFLA (European Foundation for Landscape Architecture) and IFLA (International Federation of Landscape Architects)


Eco UNESCO

ECO-UNESCO is Ireland's Environmental Education and Youth Organisation affiliated to the World Federation of UNESCO Clubs, Centres and Associations (WFUCA).ECO-UNESCO’s aims are:

•to raise environmental awareness, understanding and knowledge of the environment among young people

•to promote the protection and conservation of the environment

•to promote the personal development of young people through practical environmental projects and activities

•to promote the ideals of UNESCO