Measures to protect 'Kerry slug' outlined at oral hearing into Kerry Greenway plan

Measures to protect the Kerry Slug, a protected species, have been outlined at the An Bord Pleanála oral hearing into the Kerry Greenway.

Because the Kerry slug, also known as Geomalachus maculosus, is listed in the habitats directive, it is strictly protected from injury, or disturbance or damage to any breeding or resting place wherever it occurs, Kerry County Council ecologists explained.