Title of the project
Green Shoots in Northern Ireland invasive brown hare research
Description
To understand the impacts of the invasive brown hare on the native Irish hare
BASC called for the reporting of the location of any dead hares spotted
the British Association for Shooting and Conservation organised the project and called for hunters to submit their recorded hares
Location
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Level | Regional |
| Region | Northern Ireland |
Habitat Types
Farmland, Forest/Woodland, Scrub/Grassland
Protection status of the areas
Natura 2000, Emerald Network, Ramsar, Regional protected area, National protected area, Areas with voluntary or mandatory hunting ban, Hunting reserve, No protection status
Species
| Species Caracteristics | Huntable species, Protected species, Invasive Alien species |
| Species Type | Mammals |
| Name(s) of main species | Irish Hare (Lepus timidus hibernicus)Brown hare (Lepus europaeus) |
Conservation action(s)
Research and data collection (e.g. monitoring, bag data)
Partners
| Leading partners | BASC (https://basc.org.uk/) |
| Other partners | Queen's University Belfast (https://www.qub.ac.uk/) |
Weblinks
http://basc.org.uk/conservation/green-shoots/green-shoots-in-northern-ireland/