Raccoon sighting in Ireland
Invasive species alert for: Procyon lotor (Linnaeus 1758) Common name: Raccoon Why the concern? The raccoon is listed as an invasive species in Ireland and one of 49 regulated invasive alien
Species Alert – Harlequin ladybird
Invasive species alert for: Harmonia axyridis and varieties. Common name(s): Harlequin Ladybird, Multicoloured Asian Ladybird, Halloween Ladybug. Where and when recorded: There have been two sightings of the Harlequin Ladybird
Asian clam
Asian Clam (Corbicula fluminea) was recorded from the River Barrow in St. Mullins on 13/04/2010 by Pascal Sweeney and its identity confirmed on 15/04/2010 by Evelyn Moorkens. Like the Zebra
Wild boar hybrid/feral pig
Wild Boar (Sus scrofa) was first officially recorded and subsequently eradicated in April 2009. Since then they have been seen and removed from many locations in Ireland. Although wild boar
Slider species
Invader identified! The identity of a turtle spotted on July 17th (2009) on the banks of the River Dodder in Dublin has been identified as Yellow-bellied Slider (Trachemys scripta scripta).
Bloody red shrimp
Bloody Red Shrimp ( Hemimysis anomala) recorded in Lough Derg in 2008 and in Lough Ree in 2009. View Interactive Map View article on first sighting