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Frogs bounce back at Kildare site after unexplained 2014 deaths

March 11, 2015 by Calvin Jones and Rob O'Sullivan 2 Comments

Healthy frog 2015

Just over a year ago the Herpetological Society of Ireland (HSI) was called out to a site in Kildare where hundreds of common frogs were lying dead. Thankfully, one year on things seem to have improved, but the exact cause of the mass mortality remains a mystery... Rob O'Sullivan, PR Officer with the HSI explains. On the 24th of February last year, The … [Read more...] about Frogs bounce back at Kildare site after unexplained 2014 deaths

Newt discovered in Tipperary potato patch

April 22, 2014 by Calvin Jones 2 Comments

Tipparary Newt

This account of a smooth newt found hibernating in an allotment in Co. Tipperary last November was sent in by Ireland's Wildlife reader and avid gardener Andy Dawson and his young son Ethan. It's a notable record, since the Irish Wildlife Trust's National Newt Survey had received no newt records from Tipperary up to and including 2012. CJ Recent years have seen … [Read more...] about Newt discovered in Tipperary potato patch

No newts in Louth or Tipperary according to survey

February 25, 2013 by Calvin Jones 14 Comments

Smooth Newt by Andrew Kelly

The Irish Wildlife Trust (IWT) has published the results of its National Newt Survey for 2012, and reveals that to-date no newts have been recorded from Counties Louth or Tipperary.2012 was the third year of the survey, which is supported by Dublin Zoo, Fota Wildlife Park and The Heritage Council and the IWT is Gradually building a comprehensive picture of  the smooth newt … [Read more...] about No newts in Louth or Tipperary according to survey

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