Irish Wildlife Manuals [edeposit]: Recent submissions
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Checklists Protected and Threatened Species in Ireland
(National Parks and Wildlife Service. Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht, ireland, 2019-12)This volume provides checklists of the plant and animal species that are afforded legal protection in Ireland, through the Nature Directives (Birds and Habitat Directives), and the Wildlife Acts and associated Statutory ... -
Countryside Bird Survey : Status and Trends of Common and Widespread Breeding Birds 1998-2016
(National Parks and Wildlife Service. Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht, ireland, 2019-12)The Countryside Bird Survey (CBS) is an annual survey that tracks the breeding populations of Ireland’s common and widespread birds. This on-going survey is underpinned by the efforts of around 200 field surveyors, mostly ... -
The Status of Ireland’s Breeding Seabirds: Birds Directive Article 12 Reporting 2013 - 2018
(National Parks and Wildlife Service. Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht, ireland, 2019-11)Every summer approximately one half to three-quarters of a million seabirds congregate in colonies across Ireland to start their breeding season. Their preferred breeding habitats are principally found on mainland cliffs ... -
National Hare Survey & Population Assessment 2017-2019
(National Parks and Wildlife Service. Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht, ireland, 2019-11)The Irish Hare (Lepus timidus hibernicus) isan endemic sub-species of the Mountain Hare (L. timidus) and the only lagomorph native to Ireland. There is an invasive population of non-native European Brown Hare (Lepus ... -
Results of a monitoring survey of the Annex II species Saxifraga hirculus (Marsh Saxifrage) in Ireland 2015–2018
(National Parks and Wildlife Service. Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht, ireland, 2019-10)This report presents details of a monitoring survey conducted between 2015 and 2018 to assess the conservation status of the Annex II species Saxifraga hirculus (Marsh Saxifrage) (EU code 1528). The aims of ... -
Aerial thermal-imaging survey of seals in Ireland 2017 to 2018
(National Parks and Wildlife Service. Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht, ireland, 2019-10)In August of 2017 and 2018, the Sea Mammal Research Unit (SMRU) of the University of St Andrews carried out an aerial thermal-imaging survey of Harbour Seal (Phoca vitulina vitulina) and Grey Seal (Halichoerus ... -
The monitoring and assessment of Hamatocaulis vernicosus (Slender Green feather-moss) in the Republic of Ireland 2015-2017
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The monitoring and assessment of Petalophyllum ralfsii (Petalwort) in the Republic of Ireland 2016–2018
(National Parks and Wildlife Service. Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht, ireland, 2019-10)This report presents details of a monitoring survey conducted between February 2016 and May 2018 to assess the conservation status of the EU Annex II species Petalophyllum ralfsii, commonly known as Petalwort, a thallose ... -
Natterjack Toad (Epidalea calamita) Monitoring and Conservation Status 2016-2018
(National Parks and Wildlife Service. Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht, ireland, 2019-10)The current report represents the outcome of a three-year survey from 2016-18 of the Natterjack Toad (Epidalea calamita) population in Ireland. The goal was to provide information for the assessment of the conservation ... -
Saltmarsh Monitoring Project 2017- 2018
(National Parks and Wildlife Service, Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht, ireland, 2019-09)This report presents details of a monitoring survey conducted in the period 2017-2018 to assess the conservation status of four EU Habitats Directive Annex I saltmarsh habitats: Salicornia and other annuals colonizing mud ... -
Monitoring of sites and habitat for three Annex II species of whorl snail (Vertigo)
(National Parks and Wildlife Service. Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht, ireland, 2019-09)All three Vertigo species listed under Annex II of the EU Habitats Directive and present in Ireland were surveyed over a four-year period (2014-2017) at a total of 60 sites around Ireland (21 for Vertigo ... -
Irish Wetland Bird Survey: Waterbird Status and Distribution 2009/10 - 2015/16
(National Parks and Wildlife Service. Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht, ireland, 2019-07)Executive Summary: Annual monitoring of the distribution and abundance wintering waterbirds is carried out in the Republic of Ireland by the Irish Wetland Bird Survey (I-WeBS). This monitoring programme, which commenced ... -
Results of a survey to monitor the EU Annex I habitat Calaminarian grassland, 2018
(National Parks and Wildlife Service. Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht, ireland, 2019-02)Calaminarian grasslands of the Violetalia calaminariae (Natura code 6130) are listed on Annex I of the EU Habitats directive, obligating member states to report on the condition of this habitat at regular intervals, under ... -
The Irish Bat Monitoring Programme 2015-2017
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The monitoring and assessment of three EU Habitats Directive Annex I grassland habitats
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The Irish Juniper Monitoring Survey 2017
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Natural Heritage Areas (NHAs) for Bryophytes : Selection Criteria
(National Parks and Wildlife Service, Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht, ireland, 2017-12)This report aims to identify biological Natural Heritage Areas (NHAs) that could potentially be designated for bryophytes (mosses and liverworts) under the NHA selection Theme: Plants/Fungi, using selection criteria based ... -
Best practice in raised bog restoration in Ireland
(National Parks and Wildlife Service, Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht, ireland, 2017-12)Of the 310,000 hectares of raised bog estimated to have originally occurred in Ireland, only 50,000 hectares now remains, and much of this is in poor ecological condition. This guidance document has been produced to provide ... -
National Pine Marten Population Assessment
(National Parks and Wildlife Service, Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht, ireland, 2017-12)Pine marten (Martes martes) are a protected species in Ireland and have recently undergone a natural range expansion after centuries of decline. Estimates of population abundance and of the conservation status of pine ... -
Survey and assessment of vegetated shingle and associated habitats at 30 coastal sites in Ireland
(National Parks and Wildlife Service, Department of Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs, ireland, 2017)A survey of 30 sites thought to support the habitat 1220 Vegetated shingle was completed between 23rd May and 28th September 2016. 1220 Vegetated shingle was located at 27 of the 30 sites and 64.57 ha of the ...
