As part of the STRIVE Programme 2007–2013, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) commissioned this project (‘Alien Invasive Species in Irish Water Bodies’) with the aims of improving knowledge on the nature and extent of IAS and their impact on natural ecosystems; developing up-to-date national distribution maps showing the location of aquatic IAS in Ireland; and […]
Action plan to prevent wild boar threatening agriculture, environment and economy published Release date: [18 November 2011] Download the Wild Boar Policy Position Statement Download the Wild Boar Invasive Species Action Plan [Update: Additional information on this topic was added to the website and can be found at the following link: https://invasivespeciesireland.com/news/wild-boar-statement/] A wild boar is […]
27/09/2011 Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht Jimmy Deenihan, TD, announced today (Tuesday 27 September, 2011) that he has signed into law comprehensive regulations which address deficiencies in Irish law implementing the EU Birds and Habitats Directives. The regulations apply to flora, fauna and habitats, with a particular emphasis on strengthening the protection of birds. […]
The following article is extracted from Science for Environment Policy Issue 252: A service from the European Commission. Researchers have identified areas of Italy that have a climate capable of sustaining a population of tiger mosquitoes, an invasive mosquito species that can carry several human diseases. The findings also indicate how these areas will expand […]
You can access the original article from the following webpage: https://www.mcsuk.org/what_we_do/Wildlife%20protection/Report%20wildlife%20sightings/Alien%20species Reporting non-natives and aliens Aliens – they’re over here, and they’re here to stay! Some take up prime residential space; others quite literally live on top of each other, and other organisms. Some of them cause real environmental and economic damage. While most, if […]
