New pond created in Kerry for endangered natterjack toads

Natterjacks usually spawn in April and it takes about 60 days then for toadlets to emerge

In Ireland, the Natterjack toad is protected under the Wildlife Act, 1976 and the Wildlife Amendment Act, 2000.

The Natterjack Toad is Ireland’s only native toad species and found in just a handful of mostly coastal locations in Kerry.

At Derrynane House and Historic Park in Kerry, the Natterjack relies on shallow, artificial ponds for breeding, but due to coastal erosion exacerbated by climate change, one of those ponds has become at risk of being overwhelmed by the Atlantic Ocean.