Lough Yganavan and Lough Nambrackdarrig
Lough Yganavan and Lough Nambrackdarrig (Irish: Loch Gaineamháin agus Loch na mBreac Dearg) are two lakes of ecological importance in County Kerry, Ireland. In 1988, Lough Nambrackdarrig and the southern half of Lough Yganavan were designated as National Nature Reserves (areas in ha: 3.9 & 25.3).[1][2] Since 1998, the lakes have been included in a Special Area of Conservation (SAC) of 271.6 hectares (3 km2),[3] which protects land in private ownership and the two state-owned nature reserves.[4] The habitats in the SAC include fixed dunes, a type of machair.[citation needed]
Fauna
The SAC is one of a small number of areas in which the rare Kerry Slug and Natterjack Toad are found.[5][6]
References
- ^ "Lough Nambrackdarrig nature reserve". npws.ie. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
- ^ "Lough Yganavan nature reserve". npws.ie. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
- ^ "Lough Yganavan and Lough Nambrackdarrig SAC". European Nature Information System. European Environment Agency. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
- ^ "Lough Yganavan and Lough Nambrackdarrig SAC". npws.ie. National Parks and Wildlife Service. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
- ^ "Site Name: Lough Yganavan and Lough Nambrackdarrig SAC - Site Synopsis" (PDF). npws.ie. National Parks and Wildlife Service. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
- ^ A. Whilde (1993). Vertebrates: Threatened Mammals, Birds, Amphibians, and Fish in Ireland. p. 141. ISBN 9780337083105.
The Natterjack Toad is protected under the Wildlife Act (1976) and parts of Lough Yganavan and the whole of Lough Nambrackdarrig are now safeguarded as statutory Nature Reserves