This week In Your Nature focuses on the topic of invasive species, looking specifically at two new kids on the block, the Quagga Mussel and the Alpine Newt*, two recently discovered unwelcome colonisers!
Ricky speaks to alien invasive species expert Dr. Jan-Robert Baars, Lecturer and Assistant Professor at the School of Biology and Environmental Sciences at University College Dublin (UCD). Jan is an expert in the field with particular interest in invasion biology. Jan’s work together with colleagues in UCD and the Herpetological Society of Ireland have been monitoring Quagga Mussels and Alpines Newts since they’ve established and now appear to be thriving here in Ireland.
The Rose-ringed Parakeet is our Bird of the Week, a charismatic yet invasive species now gaining a foothold in Dublin and some of our other urban centres.
Learn more about the species featured in this episode at the links below...
- Quagga Mussel
- Alpine Newt
*The Alpine Newt is not currently recognised as an alien invasive species in Ireland. More here.
In Your Nature features Ricky Whelan, Biodiversity Officer with Offaly County Council and Niall Hatch of BirdWatch Ireland and is edited by Ann-Marie Kelly. The series is supported by Laois, Offaly, and Westmeath County Councils and the Heritage Council.
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In Your Nature Ep 47 - Where Are They Now?
In Your Nature Ep 46 - Connemara
In Your Nature Ep 45 - Ireland Vs New Zealand Bird-off Part 2
In Your Nature Ep 44 - Ireland Vs New Zealand Bird-off Part 1
In Your Nature Ep 43 - Swift Conservation
In Your Nature Ep 42 - Moths
In Your Nature Ep 41 - Hedgerows + Pollinators
In Your Nature Ep 40 - The Pine Marten with Dr Denise O'Meara
In Your Nature Ep 39 - Bird Flu Update
In Your Nature Ep 38 - Hedgehogs with Elaine O'Riordan
In Your Nature Ep 37 - Hen Harriers
In Your Nature Ep 36 - Wildlife Ponds with Rob Gandola
In Your Nature Ep 35 - Dawn Chorus Live From East Coast Nature Reserve
In Your Nature Ep 34 - Avian Eurovision
In Your Nature Ep 33 - Conservation Canines
In Your Nature Ep 32 - Birds of our Bogs
In Your Nature Ep 31 - FairSeas
In Your Nature Ep 30 - Dublin Bay and The Dublin Bay Birds Project
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