special area

The National Trust manages a special area of conservation in the Mournes, "with the whole site designated specifically because of the habitat that's there", its lead ranger, James Fisher, told BBC News NI.

They also designated about 100 acres on the Longicharo peninsula as a special area for the giraffe.

The River Usk is a designated special area of conservation protected by law, due to its importance for rare wildlife including the Atlantic salmon, which is threatened with extinction from Wales.

The River Usk is a designated special area of conservation protected by law due to its importance for rare wildlife including the Atlantic salmon, which is threatened with extinction from Wales.

The river, which flows from mid Wales to the Severn Estuary, is protected by sites of special scientific interest and is also a designated special area of conservation.