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Glenveagh National Park

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Glenveagh National Park is the second largest national park in Ireland, in County Donegal in Ulster near the town of Letterkenny. Established in 1986, it covers about 170 square kilometers and takes in Glenveagh Castle with its ornamental gardens, Lough Veagh, and much of the Derryveagh Mountains. The park holds the largest population of red deer in Ireland and is home to a reintroduced population of golden eagles. It is managed by the National Parks and Wildlife Service of Ireland and follows international IUCN standards for national parks. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

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Governance by Government 1
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Terrestrial 1
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NPWS National Parks and Wildlife Service 1
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1. Glenveagh National Park (Wikipedia)
  • lead section
    Glenveagh is the second-largest national park in all of Ireland.
  • Introduction
    Glenveagh National Park is the second largest national park in Ireland, in County Donegal in Ulster near the town of Letterkenny.
  • Wikipedia infobox, governing_body field
    NPWS National Parks and Wildlife Service
  • Wikipedia infobox, governance-type government
    NPWS National Parks and Wildlife Service
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