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06 Sept 2025
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Killian McLaughlin at Wild Ireland. Photo: Joe Boland (North West Newspix)
Wild Ireland has submitted plans for improvements to its visitor experience.
The stunning nine-acre wildlife habitat in Burnfoot opened in 2019.
Owner Killian McLaughlin has sought planning permission for increasing areas of existing animal enclosures with new containing fencing.
He is also seeking to add new pedestrian link walkways and a viewing area.
Wild Ireland, located in a Celtic rainforest at Dundrain, Burnfoot, is home to rescue bears, wolves, wild boar and a lynx.
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The Buncrana solicitor and zoologist worked with international charities to rescue animals and bring them back to Ireland for rehabilitation and for educating people about welfare.
Wild Ireland was the subject of a TV documentary, Return Of The Wild - The Bearman Of Buncrana first aired on RTE in 2020 and hit Netflix last year.
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