Kate Moore
@katemoore01.bsky.social
Irish Ecologist | Biodiversity | Working on Invasive Species
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What are Invasive Alien Species (#IAS) and how is this issue being addressed under the Convention on Biological Diversity?
🎥 In this interview, @unbiodiversity.bsky.social Programme Management Officer Marianela Araya explains what to expect from discussions at #SBSTTA27 in Panama.
🎥 In this interview, @unbiodiversity.bsky.social Programme Management Officer Marianela Araya explains what to expect from discussions at #SBSTTA27 in Panama.
As outlined here by Marianela Araya Quesada, we need to address invasive alien species, a major driver of biodiversity loss, if we are to meet our nature restoration, conservation and species diversity targets.
#BioInvasions #Biodiversity
#BioInvasions #Biodiversity
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'Demon shrimp confirmed as present in Ireland' - NBDC
Demon shrimp (Dikerogammarus haemobaphes) is an invasive species in Ireland and will impact on the native freshwater invertebrate community.
#InvasiveSpecies #NatureConservation #SpeciesAlert
biodiversityireland.ie/demon-shrimp...
Demon shrimp (Dikerogammarus haemobaphes) is an invasive species in Ireland and will impact on the native freshwater invertebrate community.
#InvasiveSpecies #NatureConservation #SpeciesAlert
biodiversityireland.ie/demon-shrimp...
Demon shrimp confirmed as present in Ireland - National Biodiversity Data Centre
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
biodiversityireland.ie
November 20, 2025 at 10:06 AM
'Demon shrimp confirmed as present in Ireland' - NBDC
Demon shrimp (Dikerogammarus haemobaphes) is an invasive species in Ireland and will impact on the native freshwater invertebrate community.
#InvasiveSpecies #NatureConservation #SpeciesAlert
biodiversityireland.ie/demon-shrimp...
Demon shrimp (Dikerogammarus haemobaphes) is an invasive species in Ireland and will impact on the native freshwater invertebrate community.
#InvasiveSpecies #NatureConservation #SpeciesAlert
biodiversityireland.ie/demon-shrimp...
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The answer to last week's demonic mystery object:
Friday mystery object #525 answer
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.
paoloviscardi.com
November 14, 2025 at 8:00 AM
The answer to last week's demonic mystery object:
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Learn about Ireland’s response to the Asian hornet
Hear from @npwsireland.bsky.social , National Biodiversity Data Centre & Museum experts on sightings, nest analysis & what’s next.
📅 1st November | 🕒 11:00 am – 12:00 pm
🔗 Register: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/d33bf9...
#AsianHornet
Hear from @npwsireland.bsky.social , National Biodiversity Data Centre & Museum experts on sightings, nest analysis & what’s next.
📅 1st November | 🕒 11:00 am – 12:00 pm
🔗 Register: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/d33bf9...
#AsianHornet
October 31, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Learn about Ireland’s response to the Asian hornet
Hear from @npwsireland.bsky.social , National Biodiversity Data Centre & Museum experts on sightings, nest analysis & what’s next.
📅 1st November | 🕒 11:00 am – 12:00 pm
🔗 Register: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/d33bf9...
#AsianHornet
Hear from @npwsireland.bsky.social , National Biodiversity Data Centre & Museum experts on sightings, nest analysis & what’s next.
📅 1st November | 🕒 11:00 am – 12:00 pm
🔗 Register: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/d33bf9...
#AsianHornet
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🦴 @paoloviscardi.bsky.social, Keeper of the Natural History collection shares how the Dead Zoo natural history helps us understand biodiversity via @siliconrepublic.bsky.social
📖 https://www.siliconrepublic.com/innovation/ireland-dead-zoo-living-natural-history-museum-keeper-biodiversity-research
📖 https://www.siliconrepublic.com/innovation/ireland-dead-zoo-living-natural-history-museum-keeper-biodiversity-research
October 29, 2025 at 12:58 PM
🦴 @paoloviscardi.bsky.social, Keeper of the Natural History collection shares how the Dead Zoo natural history helps us understand biodiversity via @siliconrepublic.bsky.social
📖 https://www.siliconrepublic.com/innovation/ireland-dead-zoo-living-natural-history-museum-keeper-biodiversity-research
📖 https://www.siliconrepublic.com/innovation/ireland-dead-zoo-living-natural-history-museum-keeper-biodiversity-research
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A study from colleagues in SNES and @uniofgalway.bsky.social analysing over 500,000 tweets from 2006 to 2021 found that public discourse on invasive species heavily favours charismatic animals over ecologically harmful plants 🐱 www.ncl.ac.uk/nes/news/new...
What half a million tweets revealed about invasive species
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.
www.ncl.ac.uk
October 28, 2025 at 9:18 AM
A study from colleagues in SNES and @uniofgalway.bsky.social analysing over 500,000 tweets from 2006 to 2021 found that public discourse on invasive species heavily favours charismatic animals over ecologically harmful plants 🐱 www.ncl.ac.uk/nes/news/new...
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hot off the presses...From habitats to hashtags: examining online discussions about invasive species
ecologyandsociety.org/vol30/iss4/a...
ecologyandsociety.org/vol30/iss4/a...
Ecology & Society: From habitats to hashtags: examining online discussions about invasive species
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...
ecologyandsociety.org
October 27, 2025 at 11:55 PM
hot off the presses...From habitats to hashtags: examining online discussions about invasive species
ecologyandsociety.org/vol30/iss4/a...
ecologyandsociety.org/vol30/iss4/a...
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Treat Lough Derg like a bin, and it will show you what that looks like.
www.irishtimes.com/environment/...
www.irishtimes.com/environment/...
Ella McSweeney: Lough Derg is drifting towards the same fate as Lough Neagh
Lough Derg has been so reshaped by pollution that its original character is almost impossible to discern
www.irishtimes.com
October 26, 2025 at 10:03 AM
Treat Lough Derg like a bin, and it will show you what that looks like.
www.irishtimes.com/environment/...
www.irishtimes.com/environment/...
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Today's #WordOfTheDay is "Invasive Alien Species"
Join in the conversation as the Panama @unbiodiversity.bsky.social Meetings continue!
#SBSTTA27
Join in the conversation as the Panama @unbiodiversity.bsky.social Meetings continue!
#SBSTTA27
October 22, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Today's #WordOfTheDay is "Invasive Alien Species"
Join in the conversation as the Panama @unbiodiversity.bsky.social Meetings continue!
#SBSTTA27
Join in the conversation as the Panama @unbiodiversity.bsky.social Meetings continue!
#SBSTTA27
As outlined here by Marianela Araya Quesada, we need to address invasive alien species, a major driver of biodiversity loss, if we are to meet our nature restoration, conservation and species diversity targets.
#BioInvasions #Biodiversity
#BioInvasions #Biodiversity
What are Invasive Alien Species (#IAS) and how is this issue being addressed under the Convention on Biological Diversity?
🎥 In this interview, @unbiodiversity.bsky.social Programme Management Officer Marianela Araya explains what to expect from discussions at #SBSTTA27 in Panama.
🎥 In this interview, @unbiodiversity.bsky.social Programme Management Officer Marianela Araya explains what to expect from discussions at #SBSTTA27 in Panama.
October 23, 2025 at 7:18 PM
As outlined here by Marianela Araya Quesada, we need to address invasive alien species, a major driver of biodiversity loss, if we are to meet our nature restoration, conservation and species diversity targets.
#BioInvasions #Biodiversity
#BioInvasions #Biodiversity
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Happy Sunday everyone!
Who is out and about enjoying the countryside?
What Invasive Plant Species have you seen today?
Who is out and about enjoying the countryside?
What Invasive Plant Species have you seen today?
October 19, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Happy Sunday everyone!
Who is out and about enjoying the countryside?
What Invasive Plant Species have you seen today?
Who is out and about enjoying the countryside?
What Invasive Plant Species have you seen today?
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@rhodorangers.bsky.social bluesky account still a bit small
Follow for updates on invasive plant species management in West Galway, educational outreach, knowledge sharing and just general info to raise awareness of invasive plant species and their impact in Ireland's landscape!
Follow for updates on invasive plant species management in West Galway, educational outreach, knowledge sharing and just general info to raise awareness of invasive plant species and their impact in Ireland's landscape!
Happy Sunday everyone!
Who is out and about enjoying the countryside?
What Invasive Plant Species have you seen today?
Who is out and about enjoying the countryside?
What Invasive Plant Species have you seen today?
October 19, 2025 at 3:44 PM
@rhodorangers.bsky.social bluesky account still a bit small
Follow for updates on invasive plant species management in West Galway, educational outreach, knowledge sharing and just general info to raise awareness of invasive plant species and their impact in Ireland's landscape!
Follow for updates on invasive plant species management in West Galway, educational outreach, knowledge sharing and just general info to raise awareness of invasive plant species and their impact in Ireland's landscape!
Was delighted to represent the National Biodiversity Data Centre with Rachel Hayden at the Kildare Biodiversity Conference this weekend. Well done to Kildare Wildlife Rescue and @kildarecoco.bsky.social on another fantastic event!
October 19, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Was delighted to represent the National Biodiversity Data Centre with Rachel Hayden at the Kildare Biodiversity Conference this weekend. Well done to Kildare Wildlife Rescue and @kildarecoco.bsky.social on another fantastic event!
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Absolutely amazing day at Kildare Biodiversity Conference organised by @kildarecoco.bsky.social and @kildare. Great to share info on @npwsireland.bsky.social @btobirds.bsky.social Cuckoo Project. Amazing series of talks especially Ruby-Jo Cowdell of There is No Planet B Club! A rising star!
October 18, 2025 at 9:22 PM
Absolutely amazing day at Kildare Biodiversity Conference organised by @kildarecoco.bsky.social and @kildare. Great to share info on @npwsireland.bsky.social @btobirds.bsky.social Cuckoo Project. Amazing series of talks especially Ruby-Jo Cowdell of There is No Planet B Club! A rising star!
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A great day devoted to Ireland’s native wildlife at Kildare #Biodiversity Conference🦊
Thanks to Kildare Wildlife Rescue for inviting BFBI’s Dr Maria Fitzpatrick to speak about our work supporting Irish business action #ForNature - with Rachel Heydon, NBDC,Pearse Stokes,Cathaoirlach Carmel Kelly, KCC
Thanks to Kildare Wildlife Rescue for inviting BFBI’s Dr Maria Fitzpatrick to speak about our work supporting Irish business action #ForNature - with Rachel Heydon, NBDC,Pearse Stokes,Cathaoirlach Carmel Kelly, KCC
October 18, 2025 at 7:01 PM
A great day devoted to Ireland’s native wildlife at Kildare #Biodiversity Conference🦊
Thanks to Kildare Wildlife Rescue for inviting BFBI’s Dr Maria Fitzpatrick to speak about our work supporting Irish business action #ForNature - with Rachel Heydon, NBDC,Pearse Stokes,Cathaoirlach Carmel Kelly, KCC
Thanks to Kildare Wildlife Rescue for inviting BFBI’s Dr Maria Fitzpatrick to speak about our work supporting Irish business action #ForNature - with Rachel Heydon, NBDC,Pearse Stokes,Cathaoirlach Carmel Kelly, KCC
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Investigation after more than 30 acres of native trees - some centuries old - felled in Co Cork.
At a time when a nationwide Nature Restoration Plan is being drafted we still see rare habitats being destroyed, often with very little consequence #RestoreNature
share.google/SwJgX0EsIFYN...
At a time when a nationwide Nature Restoration Plan is being drafted we still see rare habitats being destroyed, often with very little consequence #RestoreNature
share.google/SwJgX0EsIFYN...
Investigation after more than 30 acres of native trees - some centuries old - felled in Co Cork
The Department of Agriculture has been formally alerted to the incident by the National Parks and Wildlife Service.
share.google
October 12, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Investigation after more than 30 acres of native trees - some centuries old - felled in Co Cork.
At a time when a nationwide Nature Restoration Plan is being drafted we still see rare habitats being destroyed, often with very little consequence #RestoreNature
share.google/SwJgX0EsIFYN...
At a time when a nationwide Nature Restoration Plan is being drafted we still see rare habitats being destroyed, often with very little consequence #RestoreNature
share.google/SwJgX0EsIFYN...
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Manchán Magan: writer and documentary maker dies aged 55
Manchán Magan: writer and documentary maker dies aged 55
Author spoke of terminal illness in recent radio interview, saying he did not feel despair
www.irishtimes.com
October 3, 2025 at 6:31 AM
Manchán Magan: writer and documentary maker dies aged 55
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It's 17 years since I've been on the beautiful Lough Carra, and the unusual white marl that gives the water a distinctive turquoise look is sadly looking very green now on foot of nutrient pollution.
Another treasure being slowly lost to us all.
Another treasure being slowly lost to us all.
September 23, 2025 at 3:57 PM
It's 17 years since I've been on the beautiful Lough Carra, and the unusual white marl that gives the water a distinctive turquoise look is sadly looking very green now on foot of nutrient pollution.
Another treasure being slowly lost to us all.
Another treasure being slowly lost to us all.
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'A plague is wiping out white-clawed crayfish in a river near Limerick city' - @irishtimes.com
#NatureConservation #WhiteClawedCrayfish #CrayfishPlague
www.irishtimes.com/environment/...
#NatureConservation #WhiteClawedCrayfish #CrayfishPlague
www.irishtimes.com/environment/...
Ella McSweeney: A plague is wiping out white-clawed crayfish in a river near Limerick city
Ireland is regarded as the last stronghold of this species, but locals have found hundreds of dead crayfish in the river Maigue
www.irishtimes.com
September 15, 2025 at 3:27 PM
'A plague is wiping out white-clawed crayfish in a river near Limerick city' - @irishtimes.com
#NatureConservation #WhiteClawedCrayfish #CrayfishPlague
www.irishtimes.com/environment/...
#NatureConservation #WhiteClawedCrayfish #CrayfishPlague
www.irishtimes.com/environment/...
Please sign this petition to stop the EU rolling back vital environmental protections.
#HandsOffNature 👉 iwt.ie/what-we-do/c...
#HandsOffNature 👉 iwt.ie/what-we-do/c...
Hands Off Nature - Irish Wildlife Trust
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...
iwt.ie
September 10, 2025 at 7:51 AM
Please sign this petition to stop the EU rolling back vital environmental protections.
#HandsOffNature 👉 iwt.ie/what-we-do/c...
#HandsOffNature 👉 iwt.ie/what-we-do/c...
Fantastic to see this collaborative action on invasive species in Clare.
#InvasiveSpecies #BioInvasions
www.clareecho.ie/new-three-ye...
#InvasiveSpecies #BioInvasions
www.clareecho.ie/new-three-ye...
New three-year partnership in East Clare to target invasive species - Clare Echo
INVASIVE plant species in East Clare are to be tackled under a new partnership agreement between Clare Local Development Company and Waters of LIFE.
www.clareecho.ie
July 28, 2025 at 9:22 AM
Fantastic to see this collaborative action on invasive species in Clare.
#InvasiveSpecies #BioInvasions
www.clareecho.ie/new-three-ye...
#InvasiveSpecies #BioInvasions
www.clareecho.ie/new-three-ye...
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Environment group slams ‘gutting’ of nature funding in NDP www.agriland.ie/farming-news...
Environment group slams 'gutting' of nature funding in NDP
The Environmental Pillar said the "gutting" of nature from the infrastructure, climate and nature fund is very alarming.
www.agriland.ie
July 27, 2025 at 6:49 AM
Environment group slams ‘gutting’ of nature funding in NDP www.agriland.ie/farming-news...
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Since 2024 in Ireland it is an offence to introduce, keep, breed, import, export, place on the market, use, exchange, reproduce, grow, cultivate or release invasive alien species into the environment. High-risk invasive plants are to be still found in garden centres and trade fairs jrnl.ie/6771213
Buyers beware: High-risk invasive plants still found in garden centres and trade fairs
Lurking among colourful flowers are species which can cause havoc in our wider environment, writes horticulturist Noeleen Smyth.
jrnl.ie
July 27, 2025 at 11:21 AM
Since 2024 in Ireland it is an offence to introduce, keep, breed, import, export, place on the market, use, exchange, reproduce, grow, cultivate or release invasive alien species into the environment. High-risk invasive plants are to be still found in garden centres and trade fairs jrnl.ie/6771213
