Northern Ireland’s list of ‘under threat, increasingly rare and important' species has ‘sadly’ risen from 481 to 594 over the past 12 years.
The rise of 113 emerged as the Department for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs completed its review of the 'priority species list' on January 30.
The aim of the list, last updated in 2010, is to identify plants, insects and wildlife in need of conservation support.
