Mosquitoes Distribution Map
The following new database has been added:
The Mosquitoes of Ireland. This contains 253 records of 18 species of mosquitoe recorded in Ireland between 1823 and 1991.
The following databases have been updated to include new data:
Bees of Ireland
Central Fisheries Board data on freshwater fish in Irish lakes
National Invasive Species Database
The National Biodiversity Data Centre is pleased to announce that it is one of nine data centres worldwide who have been awarded grants by the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) for development work to assist the automatic flow of data between the Data Centre and GBIF network.
When: Friday, 12th of March 2010
Where: School of Biology and Environmental Science, University College Dublin
Organising committee: Pascal Sweeney (Sweeney Consultancy), Dr. Mary Kelly-Quinn (UCD), Dr. Ken Irvine (TCD), Dr. Eugenie Regan (National Biodiversity Data Centre), Maria Walsh (National Biodiversity Data Centre)
A recommendation of the National Biodiversity Data Centre’s Recorders’ Event 2009 was the reinstatement of the annual meeting of Irish freshwater biologists. The first reinstated meeting will focus on ‘Building Irish taxonomic expertise’ and will also be an opportunity to get an overview of freshwater research currently taking place in Ireland from various institutes.
The closing date for registration will be Friday 12th of February. Bookings to info@biodiversityireland.ie. There will be a €15 fee to cover lunch and refreshments.
Please see programme for further information. Freshwater Biologists Meeting 12 03 2010 Programme
The Environmental Protection Agency has published a Biodiversity Action Plan to coincide with World Wetland Day on 2 February. It is the first State Agency in Ireland to produce its own Biodiversity Action Plan to mark International Year of Biodiversity 2010.
The Biodiversity Action Plan presents a clear plan for the implementation of the EPA’s role in the protection of biodiversity. In particular, this relates to its work on monitoring, research, assessment and reporting, environmental regulation, climate change and management and communications.
The Plan sets out specific actions that will be undertaken by the EPA, working in collaboration with its key partners, to assist in the conservation of Ireland’s biological diversity. The production of this Action Plan should make a significant contribution to highlighting the importance of biodiversity for public policy during International Year of Biodiversity 2010.
The report can be downloaded from the EPA’s website at http://www.epa.ie/.
To celebrate International Year of Biodiversity 2010 the National Biodiversity Data Centre and its partners is pleased to announce an exciting programme of events for 2010. Identification workshops and study groups will aim to improve identification and field skills of biological groups and raise standards of data collection and management.
Please see our brochure for further information Workshops 2010
The National Biodiversity Data Centre is pleased to announce the release of its new website. The revamped website is released to celebrate International Year of Biodiversity 2010, and to mark establishment of the Centre exactly three years ago today.
The website is a national resource presenting data and information on all aspects of Ireland’s rich biological diversity. It also serves as a link between our expanding knowledge base and the need to provide high quality information to improve decision-making.
Some of the main features of the website include:
Although Wild Boar (Sus scrofa) became extinct in Ireland in prehistoric times, in 2009 they were recorded in many locations. A 180kg boar was shot near a school playground in south County Tipperary and sows, boars and piglets were seen in Counties Kilkenny and Wicklow.
Photo credit: Jim Mitchell/ISSG Global Invasive Species Database, USDA Read the rest of this entry »
One third of Ireland’s snail, slug and bivalve fauna is under threat of extinction according to the recent Irish Red List by the National Biodiversity Data Centre in conjunction with the National Parks and Wildlife Service, the Northern Ireland Environment Agency, and the Conchological Society of Britain and Ireland. Read the rest of this entry »
Two individuals of Chelydra serpentina (Common Snapper) were pictured in July 2008. The pictures sent to the Data Centre this November were officially identified by Prof. J. Davenport in University College Cork. This species is hardier than the Yellow-bellied Slider which makes more likely to survive. They also bite so watch out!
Common Snapper (Chelydra serpentina)
Common Snapper (Chelydra serpentina)
Photographs of Chelydra serpentina in River Dodder (Photos by Fintan Ryan)
The identity of a turtle spotted on July 17th, 2009 on the banks of the River Dodder in Dublin has been identified as Trachemys scripta scripta (Yellow-bellied Slider). Read the rest of this entry »
