Please take part in the following Surveys:
Woodland Mammal Survey

Bird Atlas Survey

www.bto.org/birdatlas
NPWS Road Kill Survey:

www.biology.ie
Additional contacts/corrections welcome, email details to info@irishwildlifematters.ie
REHABILITATORS
VETERINARY SURGEONS
NPWS CONSERVATION RANGERS
Name/Address |
Phone Number |
County |
Specialisation |
Tom, Woodlands Falconry and Bird of Prey Centre, Tullow, Co Carlow www.fundaysout.ie |
059 9156878 |
Carlow |
Birds of prey |
Bat Conservation Ireland, Ulex House, Drumheel, Lisduff, Virginia, Co. Cavan www.batconservationireland.org |
046 9242882 |
Cavan |
ADVICE ONLY - Bats |
Bev Truss, RVN DipCAPBT |
086 8624511 |
Clare |
Hedgehogs |
Gail Jonas, Ballincollig, Co Cork |
086 8183561 |
Cork |
Hedgehogs |
Chelsea Collins, Macroom, Co Cork |
085 7720488 |
Cork |
ADVICE ONLY - All wildlife |
Mickey, North Donegal |
086 3267443 |
Donegal |
Birds |
Michael Sheridan, Churchill, Letterkenny, Donegal |
086 3349430 |
Donegal |
Birds |
Irish Seal Sanctuary, Garristown, Co Dublin |
01 8354370 |
Dublin |
Rescue and Advice ONLY. Seals |
Dublin Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, Mount Venus Rd, Rathfarnham, Dublin 16 www.dspca.ie |
01 4935502 |
Dublin |
Rescue ONLY |
Mary Joyce-Glynn, Galway and Claddagh Swan Rescue, Galway |
086 8155361 |
Galway |
ADVICE ONLY – Birds, esp. swans |
Pascal Walsh, Currow, Farranfore, Killarney, Co Kerry |
087 9374317 |
Kerry |
Birds of prey |
Dingle Wildlife & Seal Sanctuary, Emlagh, Dingle, Co Kerry www.dinglewildlife.com |
066 9151750 |
Kerry |
All wildlife esp seals |
Coolwood Wildlife Park, |
064 6636288 |
Kerry |
Birds not mammals |
Dan Donoher, Kildare Animal Foundation Wildlife Unit, Kildare Town, Co Kildare www.animalfoundation.ie |
085 8141992 |
Kildare |
All wildlife |
Mark Fisher, Stoneyford, |
086 6031667 |
Kilkenny |
All wildlife |
Marie Kelly, Teagasc, |
087 6184282 and 051 644534 |
Kilkenny |
ADVICE ONLY - Deer |
Kilkenny SPCA, Unit 39 Hebron Industrial Estate, Hebron Road, Kilkenny www.kilkennyspca.ie |
056 7771635 and 086 8172167 |
Kilkenny |
All wildlife |
Dan Donoher, Laois SPCA, www.freewebs.com/lspca |
085 8141992 |
Laois |
All wildlife |
Kevin O'Dea, Broadford, via Charleville, Co. Limerick www.mountainviewwildliferescue.com |
087 6282450 |
Limerick |
Birds of Prey, all wildlife and exotics |
Rosie and Denis, Animal Magic, Deebert Cottage, Kilmallock, Co. Limerick www.animalmagic.ie |
086 8286550 and 063 98777 |
Limerick |
All wildlife and exotics |
Breffni Martin, North Louth branch of Birdwatch Ireland |
087 9145363 |
Louth |
ADVICE ONLY - Bird Identification |
Ireland's School of Falconry, Ashford Castle, Cong, County Mayo www.falconry.ie |
094 9546820 |
Mayo |
Birds of prey |
Kevin and Yvonne, National Exotic Animal Sanctuary, Trim, Co Meath www.neas.ie |
085 8465464 |
Meath |
ADVICE ONLY |
Meath Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, Cavalier Lodge, Patrickstown, Ballinlough, Kells, Co. Meath www.meathspca.ie |
087 1223968 |
Meath |
Rescue Only |
Sandra Marsden, 2nd Chance Wildlife Rehabilitation Trust, Newcastle, Co Down, N.Ireland |
00 44 28 4372 3571 |
N.Ireland |
ADVICE ONLY - esp squirrels |
Talnotry Avian Care Trust, Crumlin, Co Antrim, N.Ireland |
00 44 28 9442 2900 |
N.Ireland |
All wildlife |
Eddie Nolan, Tullamore, Co Offaly |
086 3597418 |
Offaly |
Birds |
Marie Healy, Fairy Glen Community Animal Sanctuary, Greagh na Farna Mor, Arigna, Co Roscommon |
071 9646912 and 086 2439397 |
Roscommon |
Swans |
Lothar, Eagles Flying - Irish Raptor Research Centre, Ballymote, County Sligo www.eaglesflying.com |
071 9189310 and 087 2110538 |
Sligo |
All wildlife, esp. birds of prey |
Conor Hickey, Tipperary South SPCA, Savanagh House, Cashel Road, Clonmel, Co Tipperary |
086 6031366 |
Tipperary |
All wildlife |
Heather Lenharth, Birdhill, Tipperary |
087 7440440 |
Tipperary |
Hedgehogs |
Mike Rendle,
Irish Hare Initiative, Co Tyrone, N.I www.irishhare.org |
info@irishhare.org |
Tyrone |
ADVICE ONLY - Hares and leverets |
Andrew Quinn, Waterford Animal Welfare, Co Waterford www.waterfordanimalwelfare.com |
087 6551152 |
Waterford |
All wildlife |
Joe Flynn, Waterford |
051 372984 |
Waterford |
Garden birds, esp. pigeons |
Paul McCormack, Athlone SPCA, Lissoy, The Pigeons, Athlone, Co Westmeath www.aspca.ie |
090 6485910 |
Westmeath |
All large birds and wild mammals |
South East Animal Rescue, Courtnacuddy Enniscorthy Co Wexford www.southeastanimalrescue.com |
085 7367437 |
Wexford |
All wildlife |
South East Birds of Prey Centre, Holly House, Milltown, BallyCullane, Co. Wexford www.birds.ie |
051 562613 and 087 9121885 |
Wexford |
Birds of prey |
Craig Stray, Roundwood, Co Wicklow |
086 3068754 |
Wicklow |
Birds, esp. waterfowl, garden birds, pigeons |
Paul Lamb, Irish Hawking Club www.irishhawkingclub.ie |
00 44 2894 422919 |
All counties |
Birds of prey |
UK REHABILITATORS
British Wildlife Rehabilitation Council |
UK rehabilitators database |
||
East Sussex Wildlife Rescue |
00 44 7815 078234 |
UK |
All wildlife |
Epping Forest Hedgehog Rescue |
00 44 2085 084056 |
UK |
Hedgehogs |
Hessilhead wildlife Hospital, Scotland |
00 44 1505 502415 |
Scotland |
All wildlife |
International Otter Survival Fund |
00 44 1471 822487 |
Scotland |
Otters |
Raptor Rescue |
00 44 8702 410609 |
UK |
Raptors |
South of Scotland Wildlife Hospital |
00 44 1387 860461 |
Scotland |
All wildlife |
St Tiggywinkles Wildlife Hospital |
00 44 1844 292292 |
UK |
All wildlife |
Swift Conservation |
00 44 1386 584691 |
UK |
Swifts |
West Yorkshire Bat Hospital |
00 44 1943 466101 |
UK |
Bats |
Wildlife Aid Foundation |
00 44 9061 800132 |
UK |
All wildlife |
U.S & CANADA REHABILITATORS
The Wildlife Rehabilitation Information Directory |
U.S, Canada & other International rehabilitators database |
|
Ohio Wildlife Rehabilitators Association |
U.S State Agency List of Permitted Wildlife Rehabilitators |
|
Wildlife Rehabber |
U.S, Canada & other International rehabilitators database |
|
International Wildlife Rehabilitation Council |
U.S based Rehabilitation Resource |
|
National Wildlife Rehabilitator's Association |
U.S Rehabilitation Resource |
Name/Address |
Phone Number |
County |
Notes/Experience |
Tullow Rd Vet Clinic, Tullow Rd, Carlow, Co. Carlow |
059 9130988 |
Carlow |
|
Mulligan Brian&Tim |
049 4335306 |
Cavan |
|
Charles Kenny Vet Clinic |
065 6841777 |
Clare |
deer, badger |
Frances Browne, Rowanberry Vet Clinic, Creggaun Doora, Ennis, Co. Clare |
065 6822237 |
Clare |
|
Treaty Veterinary Clinic, No 4, Ballycasey Business Park, Shannon, Co Clare |
061 703466 |
Clare |
|
Pat O'Doherty, Gilabbey Veterinary Hospital, Vicars Road, Cork |
021 4962799 |
Cork |
|
Jerry McCarthy, Marsh Rd Skibbereen, Co. Cork |
028 23000 |
Cork |
|
Gavin Russell, Riverview Veterinary Clinic, Distillery Road, Bandon, Co Cork |
023 8841503 |
Cork |
|
Ulrike Vaughan, Seaview Veterinary Clinic, Rathmore Ballyshannon Co. Donegal |
071 9852805 |
Donegal |
|
Ludwig Kern, Shore Road, Ramelton, Co Donegal |
074 9152969 |
Donegal |
|
Kieran Corry, Anicare veterinary group, 66 Malahide Road, Clontarf, Dublin 3 |
01 8330744 |
Dublin |
birds |
John Hardy Veterinary Practice, |
01 6714303 |
Dublin |
NOT birds of prey |
John Bainbridge, 5 Kenillworth Square, Dublin |
01 4971441 |
Dublin |
|
Ark Vet Clinic, 46 St Mary's Rd, Galway Co. Galway |
091 584185 |
Galway |
|
Richard Hurley, Hurley’s Veterinary Hospital Brewery Road, Tralee, Co Kerry |
066 7129760 |
Kerry |
otter |
Donal Murphy, Rathmore, Kerry |
064 7758153 |
Kerry |
|
Leixlip Veterinary Hospital, Captain's Hill, Leixlip, Co. Kildare |
01 6246282 |
Kildare |
fox, birds, bats, hedgehogs |
Athy Veterinary Hospital, Gallowshill, Dublin Rd, Athy, Co. Kildare |
059 8631498 |
Kildare |
|
Pat O'Brien, Village Veterinary Hospital, Kells Road, Kilkenny |
056 7762674 |
Kilkenny |
|
Vet Care Portlaoise, 9 – 10 Well rd, Portlaoise, Co. Laois |
057 8664841 |
Laois |
|
Treaty Veterinary Clinic, High Road, Thomndgate, Limerick |
061 328511 |
Limerick |
|
James Victory, Crandara Veterinary, Market Sq., Longford Town |
043 3346270 |
Longford |
|
Niall Curran, Animal Hospital, Moneen, Castlebar, Co. Mayo |
094 9021586 |
Mayo |
birds, esp. birds of prey |
Frances Harvey, Veterinary Clinic, Unit 2, Churchlands, Slane, Co. Meath |
087 2392432 |
Meath |
birds of prey, badger |
Paul Kelly, Brooklands Veterinary Hospital, Fairyhouse Road, Ratoath, Co Meath |
087 2739802 |
Meath |
|
Sabine Conboy, Ballygreenina, Collooney, Co Sligo |
071 9167187 |
Sligo |
|
William Smith, City Vets, Matties Hill, Waterford |
051 371155 |
Waterford |
bats |
Pat and Michael Morrissey, Riverside Veterinary Hospital, Davitt’s Quay, Dungarvan, Co.Waterford |
058 44710 |
Waterford |
|
Peter A Murphy, Summerhill, Wexford Co. Wexford |
053 9143185 |
Wexford |
birds of prey |
Bairbre O'Malley |
01 2723857 |
Wicklow |
fox, birds, bats, hedgehogs |
Pete Wedderburn |
01 2821909 |
Wicklow |
all wildlife |
NPWS Contact Details
NPWS has moved from the Dept. of Environment. NPWS is now part of the Dept. of Arts, Heritage, and the Gaeltacht. National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) |
![]() |
All mobile numbers listed below have been offered to IWM for inclusion online
North Eastern Region
Dublin, Louth, Meath, Kildare, Laois & Offaly
Regional Manager (RM) Deputy Manager (DM) Deputy Regional Manager (DRM) District Conservation Officer (DCO) Conservation Ranger (CR)
North Eastern Region |
|
Pádraig Comerford |
RM |
(045) 534 072 |
|
|
|
DRM |
(045) 520 644 |
Dublin, Louth & Meath |
|
|
|
|
|
Dublin - North & City |
Niall Harney |
CR |
0761 002623 |
|
Dublin - South |
Terry Doherty |
CR |
|
|
Louth |
Kieran Buckley |
CR |
|
|
Meath - North & East |
Annette Lynch |
CR |
|
|
Meath - South & West |
Maurice Eakin |
DCO |
(046) 9093506 |
|
||||
Kildare, Laois & Offaly |
|
|
|
|
|
Kildare |
Ciara Flynn |
DCO |
(045) 534 071 |
|
Kildare North |
Sylvia O’Hehir |
CR |
|
|
Kildare - South |
Roy Thompson |
CR |
|
|
East Offaly/West Laois (Slieve Bloom Mountains) |
Jason Monaghan |
CR |
|
|
Offaly - East |
Colm Malone |
CR |
|
|
Offaly - West |
Noel Bugler |
CR |
|
South Eastern Region
Wicklow, Wexford, Carlow & Kilkenny
Regional Manager (RM) Deputy Manager (DM) Deputy Regional Manager (DRM) District Conservation Officer (DCO) Conservation Ranger (CR)
South Eastern Region |
Regional Office |
|
|
(0404) 45800 |
|
Education Centre |
|
|
(0404) 45656 |
|
Information Office (Wicklow Mtns Nt Park) |
|
|
(0404) 45425 |
|
|
Wesley Atkinson |
RM |
(0404) 45802 |
|
|
Ciara O’Mahony |
DRM |
(0404) 45801 |
|
|
|
|
|
Wicklow & North Wexford |
Wicklow Mountains National Park |
Enda Mullen |
DCO |
(0404) 45807 |
|
Wicklow Mountains National Park |
Ann Fitzpatrick |
CR |
(0404) 45803 |
|
Wicklow - South |
Eamon Doran |
CR |
|
|
||||
South Wexford, Carlow & Kilkenny |
Carlow |
Lorcán Scott |
DCO |
(056) 7722135 |
|
Kilkenny |
Jimi Conroy |
CR |
|
|
Wexford - South |
Tony Murray |
CR |
|
|
? |
Paddy O’Sullivan |
CR |
|
|
? |
John Griffin |
CR |
|
|
? |
Ben McCabe |
CR |
|
|
? |
Anthony McElheron |
CR |
|
|
? |
Damian Clarke |
CR |
|
Mid-Southern Region
East Cork, Limerick, Tipperary NR, Tipperary SR & Waterford
Regional Manager (RM) Deputy Manager (DM) Deputy Regional Manager (DRM) District Conservation Officer (DCO) Conservation Ranger (CR)
North Eastern Region |
|
Emanon Meskell |
RM |
|
|
|
Vacancy |
DRM |
(021) 4619904 |
East Cork, Tipperary SR & Waterford |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cyril Saich |
DCO |
(021) 4619905 |
|
Waterford - South and East |
Brian Duffy |
CR |
|
|
||||
Limerick & Tipperary NR |
|
|
|
|
|
Limerick/North Tipperary |
Stefan Jones |
DCO |
(067) 46323 |
|
Limerick - West |
Liam Lenihan |
CR |
(063) 84066 |
|
Tipperary - North |
Áine Lynch |
CR |
(067) 46325 |
|
Limerick- East |
Elaine Keegan |
CR |
087-2240934 |
South Western Region
Kerry, South and West Kerry, North Cork, South and West Cork
Regional Manager (RM) Deputy Manager (DM) Deputy Regional Manager (DRM) District Conservation Officer (DCO) Conservation Ranger (CR)
South Western Region |
Regional Office |
|
|
(064) 663 1440 |
|
|
Pat Dawson |
RM |
(064) 667 0145 |
|
|
Patrick Foley |
DRM |
(064) 667 0143 |
Kerry - North |
|
Frank McMahon |
DCO |
(064) 663 3567 |
|
Cork - North-West |
Tim Burkitt |
CR |
|
|
||||
Kerry – South & West |
|
Declan O’Donnell |
DCO |
(028) 37347 |
|
Kerry - West |
Pascal Dower |
CR |
|
|
Cork - North |
Eva Sweeney |
CR |
(022) 26570 |
|
Cork - West |
Patrick Graham |
CR |
|
|
Cork - Beara Peninsula |
Clare Heardman |
CR |
(027) 63636 |
|
Killarney Nat. Park |
Danny O’Keeffe |
CR |
|
|
Kerry - South |
Michael O’Sullivan |
CR |
(064) 45257 |
|
? |
Kathryn Freeman |
CR |
|
|
? |
John O’Connor |
CR |
|
|
? |
Tim O’Donoghue |
CR |
|
|
? |
Paudie O’Leary |
CR |
|
|
? |
Pádruig O’Sullivan |
CR |
|
|
? |
Brendan O’Shea |
CR |
|
|
? |
Peter O’Toole |
CR |
|
|
? |
Barry O’Donoghue |
CR |
|
Mid Western Region
Clare, Galway South, Galway East, Galway North
Regional Manager (RM) Deputy Manager (DM) Deputy Regional Manager (DRM) District Conservation Officer (DCO) Conservation Ranger (CR)
Mid Western Region |
Regional Office |
|
|
(091) 704 200 |
|
|
Enda Mooney |
RM |
(091) 704 201 |
|
|
Philip Buckley |
DM |
|
|
|
Cathryn Hannon |
DRM |
(091) 870 341 |
Galway - South, East, & North |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Gerry Higgins |
DCO |
(091) 870 342 |
|
Galway - North |
Mark Byrne |
CR |
|
|
Galway - South-East |
Rebecca Teesdale |
CR |
|
|
||||
Clare |
|
Seamus Hassett |
DCO |
(065) 682 2711 |
|
Clare - North-West |
Penny Bartlett |
CR |
|
|
Clare - North East |
Sinéad Biggane R) |
CR |
|
|
? |
Raymond Stephens |
CR |
|
|
? |
Helen Carthy |
CR |
|
|
? |
Jacinta Murphy |
CR |
|
Western Region
Mayo, Galway - West
Regional Manager (RM) Deputy Manager (DM) Deputy Regional Manager (DRM) District Conservation Officer (DCO) Conservation Ranger (CR)
Western Region |
|
Noel Kirby |
RM |
(095) 41054 |
|
|
Pat Warner |
DM |
|
|
|
Denis Strong |
DRM |
(098) 49996 |
Galway - South, East, & North |
|
|
|
|
|
Galway West |
Ger O’Donnell |
DCO |
(095) 41054 |
|
Galway - East |
John J. Higgins |
CR |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Mayo |
Mayo |
Sue Callaghan |
DCO |
(098) 49996 |
|
Mayo - South-West |
Eoin McGreal |
CR |
(094) 9542775 |
|
Mayo - North Central |
Cameron Clotworthy |
CR |
(098) 42472 |
|
Mayo - North-East |
James Kilroy |
CR |
(098) 42472 |
|
Mayo - North-West |
Irene O’Brien |
CR |
(098) 42472 |
|
Mayo - Mid-West |
Maurice McDonnell |
CR |
(094) 9031076 |
|
? |
Dermot Breen |
CR |
|
|
? |
Aonghus Ó Donaill |
CR |
|
|
? |
Leonard Floyd |
CR |
|
North Midlands Region
Cavan, Leitrim East, Longford, Monaghan, Roscommon, Westmeath
Regional Manager (RM) Deputy Manager (DM) Deputy Regional Manager (DRM) District Conservation Officer (DCO) Conservation Ranger (CR)
North Midlands Region |
Regional Office |
|
|
(071) 966 6700 |
|
|
Judit Kelemen |
RM |
(071) 966 6702 |
|
|
Jim Moore |
DM |
|
|
|
Padraig O’Donnell |
DRM |
(044) 934 2661 |
Leitrim, Cavan, Longford, Monaghan |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Michael Hackett |
DCO |
(049) 433 5750 |
|
Leitrim - South |
John Matthews |
CR |
(049) 433 5825 |
|
Longford |
Susan Moles |
CR |
(049) 433 5753 |
|
Monaghan |
Denis O’Higgins |
CR |
(047) 85951 |
|
||||
Roscommon, Westmeath |
|
Ciaran Foley |
DCO |
(044) 933 7007 |
|
Roscommon - South |
Niall Cribbon |
CR |
|
|
Westmeath - North |
Triona Finnen |
CR |
(044) 933 7020 |
|
Westmeath - South |
Andrea Webb |
CR |
|
|
? |
David McDonagh |
CR |
|
|
? |
Eimear Byrne |
CR |
|
|
? |
Louise McAlavey CR) |
CR |
|
Northern Region
Donegal, Sligo, Leitrim West
Regional Manager (RM) Deputy Manager (DM) Deputy Regional Manager (DRM) District Conservation Officer (DCO) Conservation Ranger (CR)
Northern Region |
Regional Office |
|
|
(074) 913 7090 |
|
|
Vacancy |
RM |
(074) 972 1837 |
|
|
|
DM |
|
|
|
Dave Duggan |
DRM |
(074) 913 7090 |
Glenveagh Nat Park, Donegal Nth |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Pat Vaughan |
DCO |
(074) 913 7440 |
|
Donegal - North |
David McNamara |
CR |
(074) 58142 |
|
Donegal - North-East |
Andrew Speer |
|
|
|
||||
Donegal, Sligo, Leitrim West |
|
Tim Roderick |
DCO |
(071) 966 6709 |
|
Donegal - South-East |
Carl Byrne |
CR |
|
|
Donegal - South-West |
Emer Magee |
CR |
|
|
? |
Larry McDaid |
CR |
|
|
? |
Seamus McGinty |
CR |
|
|
? |
Lee McDaid |
CR |
|
|
? |
Robbie Miller |
CR |
|
|
? |
Fiona Farrell |
CR |
|
|
? |
Emmett Johnson |
CR |
|
|
? |
Anthony Prins (Trapper) |
CR? |
|
|
? |
Robert Lundy |
CR |
|
|
|
Basic equipment for wildlife rescue: |
|
• Strong cardboard box |
|
Book Discount
Normally priced at €84.00, this manual is offered to users of “Irish Wildlife Matters” at the special price of €56.00
Download order form HERE
Barn Owl Survey

www.birdwatchireland.ie
Email Sightings
(Dead or Alive) to
jlusby@birdwatchireland.ie