The Irish Deer Management Strategy Group, established in 2022, recommends 15 actions, including the creation of 15 deer management units across the country. Michael Keegan, the national deer management programme manager, discusses the challenges and strategies for managing Ireland’s wild deer population. The programme aims to balance agriculture, forestry, and biodiversity by encouraging hunters to target females and calves in areas with high deer densities
Breda Forrest is standing in for our usual presenter, Sari Houlihan.
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