Environment
Éanna Ní Lamhna on a mission to open our hearts and mind Our Wild World, from the birds and bees to our boglands and ice caps Ireland’s favourite force of nature, Éanna Ní Lamhna, is on a mission to open our hearts and minds to our wonderful, wild world – to help us find the balance between our needs and the future of our precious planet. In her inimitable style, she tackles the questions we all need to ask: How exactly does our wild world work? Why do we need to care now more than ever? Where do the swallows go in winter? And, more importantly, why do they come back? Why are all these spiders in my house anyway? What did happen to the hole in the ozone layer? Are climate change and global warming the same thing? Are genetic engineering and windfarms really the way forward? A timely new book, looking at the challenges that face our natural world, and why we need to understand it, in order to save it, and ourselves. An accessible, informative, lively read for young and old. Our Wild World looks at: Wildlife, the great outdoors, pollination, migration, hibernation, farming, birds, bacteria, pandeminics, global warming, and much more. 14 Senior Times l May - June 2021 l www.seniortimes.ie
Éanna Ní Lamhna is one of the best-known public figures in Ireland, in particular as a biologist, environmental and wildlife consultant, radio and television presenter, author and educator. Éanna has one of the most instantly recognisable voices on Irish radio and has been for many years a member of the panel of experts on RTÉ’s wildlife programme Mooney Goes Wild. She also served for five years as president of the national environmental charity An Taisce, and is currently president of the Tree Council
of Ireland. Originally from Louth, she now lives in Dublin. Éanna is the author of several popular wildlife books, including Talking Wild, Wild and Wonderful, Straight Talking Wild, Wild Things at School and Wild Dublin: Exploring Nature in the City, shortlisted for the Reading Association of Ireland Award. Our Wild World is published by The O’Brien Press at €16.99/£15.99
