Projects 2010 

 

A total of 4 projects have been comissioned or published during 2010:

 

 

Irish hare

Northern Ireland Irish hare Survey 2010 

 

Annual survey of Irish hare (Lepus timidius hibernicus) density and abundance throughout Northern Ireland to determine temporal trends in hare population trajectory. This project is a Natural Heritage Research Partnership project.

European hare

Review of European hare invasion ecology

A review of published literature describing the impact of European hare invasion beyond its native range with specific relevance to Northern Ireland and the native Irish hare. This project is a Natural Heritage Research Partnership project. 
 

Muzzled hare coursing in Ireland

Hare coursing in Ireland 

 

'Intergrating field sports, hare population management and conservation' was a paper published by Quercus in the international journal of mammaology, Acta Theriologica, examining the impact of hare coursing on local hare populations.

Common frog (Rana temporaria)

National frog survey of Ireland 2010/11 

 

This project aims to develop a national survey of the common frog (Rana temporaria) in Ireland and was won under competitive tender from the National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS), Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government (ROI).