Written answers
Tuesday, 27 July 2021
Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government
Wildlife Protection
Holly Cairns (Cork South West, Social Democrats)
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780. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of prosecutions relating to wildlife crimes under the Wildlife Acts 1976 to 2012 and the European Communities (Birds and Natural Habitats) Regulations 2011 from 1 June 2020 to 1 July 2021, in tabular form. [41143/21]
Malcolm Noonan (Carlow-Kilkenny, Green Party)
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The information sought is set out in the table below:
No. | |
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Wildlife Acts 1976 to 2012 | 28 |
European Communities (Birds & Natural Habitats) Regulations 2011 | 5 |
Holly Cairns (Cork South West, Social Democrats)
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781. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the details of the reported cases of wildlife poisonings from 1 January 2020 to 1 July 2021, in tabular form; and if in each case a person or persons were prosecuted. [41144/21]
Malcolm Noonan (Carlow-Kilkenny, Green Party)
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The following tables show the reported cases of wildlife poisoning in the period 1 January 2020 to 1 July 2021:
Table A: Cases of the suspected deliberate poisoning of wild animals
Species | Number of dead animals |
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Common Buzzard | 29 |
Red Kite | 2 |
Mute Swan | 2 |
Table B: Cases involving secondary poisoning and other environmental contaminants (e.g. lead)
Species | Number of dead animals |
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Whooper Swan | 1 |
Common Buzzard | 12 |
Red Kite | 2 |
Barn Owl | 5 |
Kestrel | 1 |
Peregrine | 1 |
Table C: Ongoing cases (i.e. toxicology report’s awaited)
Species | Number of dead animals |
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Barn Owl | 3 |
Common Buzzard | 2 |
Red Kite | 1 |
Peregrine | 1 |
Prosecutions: One prosecution is in train, for two people
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