FRS Co-Op has appointed local coordinators to lead the 15 deer management units that have been set up across the country.
These units have been set up in areas of the country that are known as 'hotspots' for wild deer. The job of the coordinators will be, according to FRS Co-Op, to facilitate deer management in each of the 15 areas by “acting as a link between landowners, hunters, and other key stakeholders”.
The local coordinators appointed by FRS Co-Op to lead the deer management units across Louth, Meath, Monaghan, Cavan and Longford will be engaging with farmers and landowners in the area to identify issues relating to deer that currently exist and to help facilitate deer management by engaging with local hunters.
This will protect Ireland's natural environment, improve biodiversity in our woodlands and other habitats, protect farmland, and contribute to improving human safety by reducing the number of road traffic accidents involving deer.
For the past number of decades, Ireland's wild deer population has increased significantly to the point where there is no accurate data on the exact deer population in the country.
Despite this, there is clear evidence that the wild deer population has grown considerably in recent decades. Michael Keegan, manager of FRS Co-Op's deer management programme says the coordinators on the ground will work with people in the locality.
