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title="Bottlenose dolphins, Douglas Bay, Isle of Man"><div class="feat-data"><div class="species-cat">Featured species</div><h3>Bottlenose Dolphin<br><small>Tursiops truncatus</small></h3><div class="feat-links"><p><a href="https://northernireland-records.nbnatlas.org/occurrences/search?q=tursiops+truncatus#tab_mapView" class="icn-link icon-map">distribution map</a></p> <p><a href="https://northernireland-species.nbnatlas.org/species/tursiops+truncatus" class="icn-link">species page</a></p> </div> </div></div><div class="listing-item featured-species bg-primary" style="background-image:url('/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/DSC02747-730x548.jpg')" alt="" title="Marsh fritillary, Euphydryas aurinia"><div class="feat-data"><div class="species-cat">FEATURED SPECIES</div><h3>Marsh Fritillary<br><small>Euphydryas aurinia</small></h3><div class="feat-links"><p><a href="https://northernireland-records.nbnatlas.org/occurrences/search?q=euphydryas+aurinia#tab_mapView" class="icn-link 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& other threats</h2> </div></div></div><div class="full-width bg-primary"><div id="block-d4c3e0c2" class="content-block block-d4c3e0c2 listings_grid"><div class=" listing-grid listing-grid-3"><div class="listing-item featured-species bg-primary" style="background-image:url('/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/Carpet-Sea-Squirt_Didemnum-vexillum-730x485.jpg')" alt="" title="Dann Blackwood (USGS)"><div class="feat-data"><div class="species-cat">Invasive species</div><h3>Carpet Sea Squirt<br><small>Didemnum vexillum</small></h3><div class="feat-links"><p><a href="https://northernireland-records.nbnatlas.org/occurrences/search?q=didemnum+vexillum#tab_mapView" class="icn-link icon-map">distribution map</a></p> <p><a href="https://northernireland-species.nbnatlas.org/species/didemnum+vexillum" class="icn-link">species page</a></p> </div> </div></div><div class="listing-item featured-species bg-primary" style="background-image:url('/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/flat-worm-INVASIVE-SPECIES-730x615.jpg')" alt="" title=""><div class="feat-data"><div class="species-cat">Invasive species</div><h3>New Zealand Flatworm<br><small>Arthurdendyus triangulatus</small></h3><div class="feat-links"><p><a href="https://northernireland-records.nbnatlas.org/occurrences/search?q=arthurdendyus+triangulatus#tab_mapView" class="icn-link icon-map">distribution map</a></p> <p><a href="https://northernireland-species.nbnatlas.org/species/arthurdendyus+triangulatus" class="icn-link">species page</a></p> </div> </div></div><div class="listing-item featured-species bg-primary" style="background-image:url('/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/Grey-Squirrel-Philip-McErlean-INVASIVE-SPECIES.jpg')" alt="" title=""><div class="feat-data"><div class="species-cat">Invasive species</div><h3>Grey Squirrel<br><small>Sciurus carolinensis</small></h3><div class="feat-links"><p><a href="https://northernireland-records.nbnatlas.org/occurrences/search?q=sciurus+carolinensis#tab_mapView" class="icn-link icon-map">distribution map</a></p> <p><a href="https://northernireland-species.nbnatlas.org/species/sciurus+carolinensis" class="icn-link">species page</a></p> </div> </div></div></div></div></div><div class="full-width bg-transparent"><div id="block-23622a2b" class="content-block block-23622a2b text"><div class=""><p style="text-align: center;"><a class="btn btn-primary" href="https://www2.habitas.org.uk/records/ISI" target="_blank">Report invasive species & other threats</a></p> <hr /> </div></div></div><div class="full-indent-width bg-transparent"><div id="block-data-partners" class="content-block block-data-partners special_case"><div class="data-partners"><h2>Data Partners</h2><p>Learn about, be inspired by, and join the organisations contributing information to this atlas.<br /> Follow these links to learn about our Atlas Data Partners or scroll through to find more.</p> <div id="partners-carousel" class="carousel slide partners-carousel" data-ride="carousel"><div class="carousel-inner" role="listbox"><div class="item active"><div class="col-md-3 col-sm-6 partner" id="partner0"><div class="partner-img" style="background-image:url('https://registry.nbnatlas.org/data/dataProvider/smallerStudentsBirdRingingTipling.jpg');" title="Students Bird Ringing David Tipling/BTO " alt="Students Bird Ringing"></div><div class="partner-copy"><h3><a href="https://registry.nbnatlas.org/public/show/dp29">British Trust for Ornithology</a></h3><p>Outstanding science inspiring action for a wildlife-rich world</p><a href="https://registry.nbnatlas.org/public/show/dp29" target="_blank" class="partner-logo"><img src="https://registry.nbnatlas.org/data/dataProvider/Master_logo_landscape_strap-transparent.png" alt="British Trust for Ornithology logo"/></a></div></div></div><div class="item"><div class="col-md-3 col-sm-6 partner" id="partner1"><div class="partner-img" style="background-image:url('https://registry.nbnatlas.org/data/dataProvider/Orchid course (003) resized.JPG');" title=" " alt=""></div><div class="partner-copy"><h3><a href="https://registry.nbnatlas.org/public/show/dp139">Centre for Environmental Data and Recording</a></h3><p>The Centre for Environmental Data and Recording (CEDaR) is the Local Records Centre (LRC) for</p><a href="https://registry.nbnatlas.org/public/show/dp139" target="_blank" class="partner-logo"><img src="https://registry.nbnatlas.org/data/dataProvider/cedar-logo-master-colour-landscape-2014.png" alt="Centre for Environmental Data and Recording logo"/></a></div></div></div><div class="item"><div class="col-md-3 col-sm-6 partner" id="partner2"><div class="partner-img" style="background-image:url('https://registry.nbnatlas.org/data/dataProvider/BC_Image.jpg');" title=" " alt=""></div><div class="partner-copy"><h3><a href="https://registry.nbnatlas.org/public/show/dp71">Butterfly Conservation</a></h3><p>Dedicated to saving butterflies and moths</p><a href="https://registry.nbnatlas.org/public/show/dp71" target="_blank" class="partner-logo"><img src="https://registry.nbnatlas.org/data/dataProvider/BC_logo.jpg" alt="Butterfly Conservation logo"/></a></div></div></div><div class="item"><div class="col-md-3 col-sm-6 partner" id="partner3"><div class="partner-img" title=" " alt=""></div><div class="partner-copy"><h3><a href="https://registry.nbnatlas.org/public/show/dp235">UK Butterfly Monitoring Scheme</a></h3><p>Monitoring the status of butterflies across the UK since</p><a href="https://registry.nbnatlas.org/public/show/dp235" target="_blank" class="partner-logo"><img src="https://registry.nbnatlas.org/data/dataProvider/centrecol.jpg" alt="UK Butterfly Monitoring Scheme logo"/></a></div></div></div><div class="item"><div class="col-md-3 col-sm-6 partner" id="partner4"><div class="partner-img" title=" " alt=""></div><div class="partner-copy"><h3><a href="https://registry.nbnatlas.org/public/show/dp74">British Bryological Society</a></h3><p>Promoting the study of mosses and liverworts</p><a href="https://registry.nbnatlas.org/public/show/dp74" target="_blank" class="partner-logo"><img src="https://registry.nbnatlas.org/data/dataProvider/BBS Centenary Logo Final Designs Colour (Web).png" alt="British Bryological Society logo"/></a></div></div></div><div class="item"><div class="col-md-3 col-sm-6 partner" id="partner5"><div class="partner-img" style="background-image:url('https://registry.nbnatlas.org/data/dataProvider/MCS_Logo_TwoTone_Ink.png');" title=" " alt=""></div><div class="partner-copy"><h3><a href="https://registry.nbnatlas.org/public/show/dp119">Seasearch</a></h3><p></p><a href="https://registry.nbnatlas.org/public/show/dp119" target="_blank" class="partner-logo"><img src="https://registry.nbnatlas.org/data/dataProvider/Seasearch_Logo_Blues_960x400-Large_Screen.png" alt="Seasearch logo"/></a></div></div></div><div class="item"><div class="col-md-3 col-sm-6 partner" id="partner6"><div class="partner-img" title=" " alt=""></div><div class="partner-copy"><h3><a href="https://registry.nbnatlas.org/public/show/dp167">British Mycological Society</a></h3><p></p><a href="https://registry.nbnatlas.org/public/show/dp167" target="_blank" class="partner-logo"><img src="https://registry.nbnatlas.org/data/dataProvider/BMS logo - PNG.png" alt="British Mycological Society logo"/></a></div></div></div><div class="item"><div class="col-md-3 col-sm-6 partner" id="partner7"><div class="partner-img" style="background-image:url('https://registry.nbnatlas.org/data/dataProvider/SmallerWimpoleCreditAndrewButler.jpg');" title=" " alt=""></div><div class="partner-copy"><h3><a href="https://registry.nbnatlas.org/public/show/dp116">National Trust</a></h3><p>Protecting Britain's buildings, landscapes and coastlines</p><a href="https://registry.nbnatlas.org/public/show/dp116" target="_blank" class="partner-logo"><img src="https://registry.nbnatlas.org/data/dataProvider/National-Trust--300x250.png" alt="National Trust logo"/></a></div></div></div><div class="item"><div class="col-md-3 col-sm-6 partner" id="partner8"><div class="partner-img" style="background-image:url('https://registry.nbnatlas.org/data/dataProvider/BRC_photo.jpg');" title=" Biological Records Centre" alt=""></div><div class="partner-copy"><h3><a href="https://registry.nbnatlas.org/public/show/dp77">Biological Records Centre</a></h3><p>The Biological Records Centre, established in 1964, is a national focus for biological recording,</p><a href="https://registry.nbnatlas.org/public/show/dp77" target="_blank" class="partner-logo"><img src="https://registry.nbnatlas.org/data/dataProvider/BRC__OFFICIAL_logo.png" alt="Biological Records Centre logo"/></a></div></div></div><div class="item"><div class="col-md-3 col-sm-6 partner" id="partner9"><div class="partner-img" style="background-image:url('https://registry.nbnatlas.org/data/dataProvider/rspb-jay_tcm9-139313.jpg');" title=" " alt=""></div><div class="partner-copy"><h3><a href="https://registry.nbnatlas.org/public/show/dp0">Royal Society for the Protection of Birds</a></h3><p>Passionate about nature, dedicated to saving it.</p><a href="https://registry.nbnatlas.org/public/show/dp0" target="_blank" class="partner-logo"><img src="https://registry.nbnatlas.org/data/dataProvider/rspblogo_2015_tcm9-390145.png" alt="Royal Society for the Protection of Birds logo"/></a></div></div></div><div class="item"><div class="col-md-3 col-sm-6 partner" id="partner10"><div class="partner-img" style="background-image:url('https://registry.nbnatlas.org/data/dataProvider/Crossaster_papposus_Port_a_Mheirlich_310705_sml.jpg');" title=" " alt=""></div><div class="partner-copy"><h3><a href="https://registry.nbnatlas.org/public/show/dp80">Marine Biological Association</a></h3><p>Advancing marine science through research, communication and education since 1884</p><a href="https://registry.nbnatlas.org/public/show/dp80" target="_blank" class="partner-logo"><img src="https://registry.nbnatlas.org/data/dataProvider/MBA_RGB 2023.jpg" 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