Could climate change have reduced diving duck numbers on Lough Neagh?
The decline of our wintering diving duck on Lough Neagh has been dramatic. Twenty years ago there were 90,000 diving duck using the lough compared to 25,000 today. What is behind this change? EHS is supporting a range of studies to find out why these changes are taking place – possible theories include water quality and climate change. 6. Wetland invertebrate hotspots in Northern Ireland In 2007 an army of invertebrate experts from across the UK descended on Northern Ireland. They waded through many of our lowland wetlands on a quest to search for every type of spineless creature known to man! They are very excited about the initial results of their efforts not only in terms of the variety of invertebrates encountered, but also by the number of rare species discovered. This work was commissioned by EHS. 7. Contact Details For media enquiries please contact DOE Press Office 028 9054 0014 or out of office hours, contact the EIS Duty Press Officer on pager 07699 715 440 and your call will
