State to spend €250,000 to protect natterjack toad

The State is spending €250,000 in a bid to restore Ireland’s only native toad, the natterjack, to its former glory.

The endangered natterjack is confirmed to a small area in Co Kerry and one site in Co Wexford.

The State is committed to spending €48,000 per annum to a small group of farmers and landowners who manage new breeding sites for the amphibian in Co Kerry.