Hundreds of natterjack toads to be released into Kerry dunes 

More than 500 natterjack toads will be released at Inch dunes on Tuesday

1,000 natterjack toads have been bred in captivity in Dingle Oceanworld this year, in a volunteer breeding programme by the marine centre in conjunction with the National Parks and Wildlife Service.

Hundreds of small natterjack toads, Ireland's only native toad, are being released into the dunes in Inch, Co Kerry, this week in what will be "a first" for Ireland’s newest national park, Páirc Náisiunta na Mara.

Low temperatures this year did not favour the species, and wildlife experts say the battle to save the endangered toad is particularly challenging.