Kerry a haven for many rare species

EVERYONE has heard of the Irish red deer that grace Killarney National Park, not to mention eagles and dolphins, but Kerry also has many other rare and threatened species of animal and plant life.

People like Department of Marine official Kevin Flannery, from Dingle, regularly identify some strange fish caught off the coast, but some unusual fish can also be found inland in Kerry.

The county boasts, for instance, some interesting species of brown trout and rare fish, such as the Arctic char and the Killarney shad.