Fears Donegal landslide has devastated EU-protected site

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Anglers in Co Tyrone say they fear a huge peat bog landslide in Donegal could devastate an EU protected salmon spawning site. The slide happened at Meenbog Wind Farm near Ballybofey, Co Donegal on Friday. A number of trees were uprooted and moved as a large area of bog was swept into the Mourne Beg river, which flows into the River Derg just across the border in Tyrone. The company building the wind farm, Invis Energy, has confirmed the slippage happened on its site. Both rivers affected by the slide are important for Atlantic salmon, which breed and spawn in fresh water. Keep up to date with all the latest Irish and international news and current affairs with http://www.rte.ie/news Follow us on twitter @rtenews and on Facebook http://www.facebook.com/rtenews

Published 2020-11-18 · Watch on YouTube ↗
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