RESOURCES

THERE YOU ARE!!!


We post a list of possible website resources. Even if in some activities we already have linked to you some possible interesting websites, here we list them all. They are classified by topics to facilitate your job. We hope that they are going to be useful for your research and that you will fulfil successfully the main task.

You do not have to visit all the websites that we suggest you below. Go just to the ones you need to get the information that you are looking for.


GOOD WORK!!!



GENERAL INFORMATION ABOUT IRELAND

It can be consulted in English and also in Spanish.


·     www.ireland.com
In this site you will find general touristic information.




·     www.irelandnow.com
In this site you will find information about: geography, climate, history, government, mythology, etc.

There is plenty of information about many things: geography, politic organization, Irish traditions, etc. We specially recommend you these sections:
They will be useful to fulfil the activity 2 of the Process section of this WQ.

Beautiful pictures of Irish landscapes.

Here you will read some Irish legends and you will discover what magical properties have some plants according to Irish people.



WILDLIFE IN GENERAL

Click at the section “Wildlife Features” and then at “Species Profiles” and you will find plenty of information about Irish animals and plants.

You can check pictures of endangered species of Ireland or from species that you can just find in Ireland.

General and detailed pictures of plants and insects from Donegal (Ireland).



NATURALISTIC ORGANIZATIONS

It is a Northern Irish organization that promotes the protection of Nature and wildlife. You can find information about wildlife.

It is a similar organization that the previous one but they are settled in the Republic of Ireland.

·     National Trust
This organization from the United Kingdom (which includes Northern Ireland) is the naturalistic organization that has more members in the world (nearly one more million of members than the famous Greenpeace): they have 3.700.000 of members!!! They take care of Nature and wildlife.



FLORA (PLANTS, BUSHES AND TREES)


Information about many species of plants: Latin name, English name, description, pictures, map of where it grows, etc.

Book about medicinal plants. Authors: Ellen Evert Hopman



BUTTERFLIES

Irish butterflies: description, pictures, places where we can observe them, etc.

Even if this website is in Catalan, it may be useful for you because it gives clear information about butterfly species that also we can find in Ireland.



BIRDS

United Kingdom organization that aims to protect birds. You will find plenty of information of many bird species. Every specie has a map to know where they are living.

Information about falcons. Even if the last two suggested websites are in Catalan, we recommend them to you because you will get very useful information about Falcons.

Information about birds of prey (also called raptors).



MAMMALS

This information is in Catalan but it will be very informative for you.



ECOLOGY CONCEPTS

Here there are two links that might help you to do the activity 1 of the process section:





GENERAL SITES


·     www.google.es
  
Here you can look for general information about Ireland, its landscape and wildlife. You can also look for specific information to set up your group’s food web.

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