THE common scoter, the hen harrier, the grey partridge and roseate tern - these are among eight bird species in Ireland classified as endangered.
So to are three fish species - the allis shad, the Killarney shad and the pollan - and one amphibian species (the natterjack toad). A further 30 vertebrate species are under threat.
Six species of vascular plants are in danger of extinction and 149 flowering plant species are under threat, according to the EPA report. Of the 25 Irish stoneworts (an aquatic algae), at least 10 are threatened.
Apart from sheep overgrazing, the main threats to wildlife include aquaculture, which may cause pollution and disturbance, afforestation, recreational developments in ecologically important areas, drainage schemes and peatland exploitation.
But the EPA acknowledge some success in halting the decline of the corncrake and pine marten.