See how you can help fight wildlife crime by taking part in this webinar
We are delighted to be joined by Damien Hannigan of the Irish Deer Commission to bring you this webinar, created to increase awareness and understanding of wildlife crime.
The webinar introduces the different types of wild animals affected, the legislation protecting them and examples of wildlife crimes.
It also offers guidance on the agencies to approach if you’re suspicious of wildlife crime and a free download to keep and use in the event that you come across a suspicious incident.
Because of how and where these offences happen, they’re notoriously difficult to detect or investigate and the true scale of the problem is believed to be far worse than published figures suggest.
Companion animals are also vulnerable to these methods – in particular, poison baits deliberately laid out in the countryside to target wildlife. These are completely indiscriminate and pose a danger to anything (or anyone) that happens upon them.
