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AVAAZ PETITION – STOP THE DESTRUCTION OF IRELAND’S LAST RAISED BOGS NOW!

• Traditional cutting of turf by hand

   

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  Traditional hand-cutting of turf is now almost extinct in Ireland

• Industrial scale destruction of unique raised Irish bogs

   

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  Uncontrolled, mechanised turf extraction is now big business

• Traditional Turf cutting - a rare sight these days

   

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  Taking a little turf for the hearth is generally felt to be sustainable

• Far from traditional turf cutting!

   

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  Mechanised destruction of EU protected bogs

• Bog Cotton flowers in a rare pristine Irish bog

   

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  The unique and precious boglands of Ireland disappearing

• Raised bog destroyed by industrial peat collection

   

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  Ten thousand years in the making, destroyed in minutes

• Gorse in full flower

   

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  Gorse, Heather and scrub provide a vital habitat for rare species

• Wild gorse fires burning uncontrollably

   

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  Uncontrolled burning of scrubland destroys vital habitat

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