As the Government's seeks to hire conservationists in a bid to prevent the extinction of the curlew, a local expert says its absence has brought a "silence" to the countryside.
Joe Shannon, secretary of the Monaghan branch of Birdwatch Ireland told Shannonside Northernsound that it will be "difficult" to reverse the decline.
97% of Ireland's breeding curlew are now gone with experts anticipating it extinction within 10 years.
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Joe spoke to Aaron McElroy on The Wider to explain more about the situation.
