SHINE A LIGHT ON POACHING · 2017-04-04 · The illegal or unauthorised hunting of deer (poaching),...

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SHINE A LIGHT Poaching of Deer What should you do if O Never approach. Take note of all relevant details (time, location, vehicle description - make - colour - reg, number of persons etc) O Immediately report the incident to An Garda Siochana and the local National Parks and Wildlife Service The illegal or unauthorised hunting of deer (poaching), is undertaken in a variety of ways including - shooting at night under spotlight, or outside the designated hunting season (Sept.1st - Feb. 28th), snaring, trapping or coursing of deer with dogs. This often causes injury and unnecessary suffering to the animals and it puts people and livestock at risk of injury or death. It inhibits the successful management and conservation of Ireland's deer species. ON POACHING and dangerous! is illegal you suspect poaching is in progress? E-mail: [email protected] Web: www.wilddeerireland.com A NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR DEER MANAGEMENT AND CONSERVATION THIS MESSAGE IS SUPPORTED BY: National Parks & Wildlife Service

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SHINE A LIGHT

Poaching of Deer

What should you do if O Never approach. Take note of all relevant details (time, location,

vehicle description - make - colour - reg, number of persons etc)O Immediately report the incident to An Garda Siochana and the local

National Parks and Wildlife Service

The illegal or unauthorised hunting of deer (poaching), isundertaken in a variety of ways including - shooting at night underspotlight, or outside the designated hunting season (Sept.1st - Feb.28th), snaring, trapping or coursing of deer with dogs. This oftencauses injury and unnecessary suffering to the animals and it puts peopleand livestock at risk of injury or death.It inhibits the successful management and conservation of Ireland'sdeer species.

ON POACHING

and dangerous!is illegal

you suspect poaching is in progress?

E-mail: [email protected]

Web: www.wilddeerireland.com

A NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR DEER MANAGEMENT AND CONSERVATION

THIS MESSAGE IS SUPPORTED BY:

National Parks& Wildlife Service

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SHINE A LIGHT ON POACHING

Telephone: 087 2496987

E-mail: [email protected]

Web: www.wilddeerireland.comA NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR DEER MANAGEMENT AND CONSERVATION

THIS MESSAGE IS SUPPORTED BY:

Poaching of Deer

What should you do if O Never approach. Take note of all relevant details (time, location,

vehicle description - make - colour - reg, number of persons etc)O Immediately report the incident to An Garda Siochana and the local

National Parks and Wildlife Service

The illegal or unauthorised hunting of deer (poaching), isundertaken in a variety of ways including - shooting at night underspotlight, or outside the designated hunting season (Sept.1st - Feb.28th), snaring, trapping or coursing of deer with dogs. This oftencauses injury and unnecessary suffering to the animals and it puts peopleand livestock at risk of injury or death.It inhibits the successful management and conservation of Ireland'sdeer species.

and dangerous!is illegal

you suspect poaching is in progress?

National Parks& Wildlife Service