Farmers in north Mayo are calling for a deer cull as they claim the animal is causing farming problems and road safety issues.
As farmers in Mayo call for a cull of the deer population, others call for alternative solutions to controlling the population.Farmers in north Mayo are calling for a deer cull – claiming the local population is"decimating farmland" and becoming a road safety risk.
The Irish Natura & Hill Farmers Association have appealed for"radical action" on wild deer population numbers."They have a vast area to roam but they’re not being kept in check, and that’s what’s causing the problems now," he said.Red Deer , stags fighting, Germany, Europe. Alamy.com“The population of deer is out of control and it has been for a number of years," he said.
“We have flocks of deer around houses at night, we have them on the road, we have them decimating farmland.”Association of Hunt Saboteurs Director John Tierney called for an alternative to culling, which he said is a"short term solution to a long term problem".Mr Tierney called for an alternative solution, such as deer corridors, where"deer can go through a farm without interfering with farm operations".
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