The results from Europe are in – and what a performance by Killarney National Park.
Conservation rangers, general operatives, education staff and volunteers came together at the weekend to take part in the Natura 2000 ‘BioBlitz’ celebration 2024, the highlight of Biodiversity Week in Killarney.
The BioBlitz is a friendly competition with fellow European nature sites and reserves to help identify and record as many species in one day
Killarney National Park managed to top the poll in Ireland, with a massive 513 species identified, 899 observations, with 11 observers.
The national park came ninth overall in Europe, while Veluwe National Park in the Netherlands finished first with 1,472 species, having a huge advantage of being able to rely on 1,515 observers at the weekend.
A record number of species were confirmed by Chris Barron and the park’s education team who were also on hand to help identify and record the Killarney results.
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