Wild v Domestic At common law, animals were divided into two categories. Domestic or tamed animals or wild animals. In this context, animal refers to living creatures generally. Domestic animals include all animals and birds that by training or habit, live with man. This would include farm animals and domestic pets, horses, goats, and sheep. […]
Category: Wildlife
Wildlife Management
Wildlife protection and regulation The Department/ Minister which administers the Wildlife act is now the Department/Minister for Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport . It is the function of the Minister/Department to secure the conservation of wildlife and promote the conservation of biological diversity. Wildlife means fauna and flora. “fauna” means all wild birds […]
Wildlife Protectiom
Lands owned by the State may be designated as nature reserves. Where following consultation with the Department of agriculture the Minister/Department is satisfied that the land contains habitats for one or more species which are of scientific interest includes an ecosystem which is of scientific interest contains features of geological geomorphological or other natural interest […]
Hunting
A person who hunts a protected wild animal which is not exempted other than under a licence or permission granted is guilty of an offence. A person who hunts an exempted wild animal other than in accordance with the permission or license applicable is guilty of an offence. A person who injures a protected wild […]
Wildlife Offences
It is an offence for a person to sell purchase or have a life perching bird other than a close ringed specimen bred in captivity other than under and in accordance with a licence granted. A close ringed specimen is a specimen of live perching bird fitted with a continuous metal band ring which has […]