The Government has been requested to extend the Deer Management Programme to Clare due to a surge in Bovine Tuberculosis.
It comes as Clare farmers have raised concerns over an unsustainable growth of the county’s deer population.
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Last June, the Department of Agriculture opened a tender process for 15 Local Deer Management Units to operate in hotspots across the country.
O’Callaghan’s Mills Fine Gael Councillor Conor Ryan says it’s urgently needed in Clare.
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