Annual Meeting of the Irish Freshwater Sciences Association 2026

We are delighted to announce the publication of the  3rd edition of  “Identification Guide to Ireland’s Regulated Invasive Alien Plant Species” which is now

Conservation ecologist Darren Reidy has been researching, gathering and banking native seeds across Ireland since his appointment in 2022.

Move to a healthy and biodiverse era The EU is planning a dangerous shift away from science in favour of the chemical industry. Weakening the pesticide law will take us back to pre- Rachel Carson time...

The National Biodiversity Data Centre works to make biodiversity data and information more freely available in order to better understand and assist the protection of Ireland’s biodiversity.

Please share the alert with the call to action to follow the Check Clean Dry code to help prevent spread of this and other invasive species to other

Last week I gave you these specimens that are new to the Dead Zoo to have a go at identifying: Image taken by Jamie Maxwell, 2025 These are specimens that were lodged in the collection as part of research identifying them as a new invasive alien species to Ireland. Adam Yates and Chris Jervis both worked out which invasive this happens to be, and it's a bad one.

A study analysing over 500,000 tweets from 2006 to 2021 found that public discourse on invasive species heavily favours charismatic animals over ecologically harmful plants.

Public awareness is critical for societal support for conservation efforts, including management of biological invasions. However, traditional methods for assessing public awareness are limited, and i...

Lough Derg has been so reshaped by pollution that its original character is almost impossible to discern

The Department of Agriculture has been formally alerted to the incident by the National Parks and Wildlife Service.

Author spoke of terminal illness in recent radio interview, saying he did not feel despair

Ireland is regarded as the last stronghold of this species, but locals have found hundreds of dead crayfish in the river Maigue

Don’t let the EU tear down nature protection. The European Commission wants to roll back vital environmental protections – and they’re asking for your opinion. We only have a few days to speak up befo...

Japanese knotweed has been described as the supreme weed, yet it was still being sold in Irish garden centres right up until the 1980s

INVASIVE plant species in East Clare are to be tackled under a new partnership agreement between Clare Local Development Company and Waters of LIFE.

The Environmental Pillar said the "gutting" of nature from the infrastructure, climate and nature fund is very alarming.

Lurking among colourful flowers are species which can cause havoc in our wider environment, writes horticulturist Noeleen Smyth.

Lurking among colourful flowers are species which can cause havoc in our wider environment, writes horticulturist Noeleen Smyth.

A blog about people and biodiversity, evolution, natural history, conservation biology and biological invasions

Rise in sightings prompts call for ban on soil imports, to prevent entry of more species that eat earthworms and degrade soil

Wildflower seed mixes can do more harm than good to biodiversity. Find out why we don't recommend them, and what you can do instead.

Ecological and economic damage can reverberate through ecosystems when invasive species become established — and some such as oak processionary moth caterpillars can cause physical harm to humans and ...

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A new study identifies where and how targeted action can have the highest conservation impact.