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Calling @irishrainforest.bsky.social – Is this new "goat grazing pilot project" at Killiney quarry in Dun Laoghaire Rathdown "to enhance the biodiversity a rather questionable one, or are there merits?

Apr 4, 2025, 10:35 AM

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