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Indigenous goats at risk in Burren

clare | environment | feature

Tuesday July 31, 2007 09:50

by Tommy Fitzgerald & commentariat

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Who're they kidding?

From the Newswire:
Prompt action by some concerned locals in Co Clare and International groups in the past 48 hours has thwarted the plans of trigger happy types who were attempting an illegal mass cull of the Burren wild goat herd. It is likely that when the press and other attention has died down that they will try again so for anyone in the area who cares about what are now some of the last remaining indigenous goats in Ireland please look out and alert others if you see any suspiciously activity,

From the comments:
Is there a reason for the cull. The Burren is a haven for many rare plant types and if the aim of the cull is to prevent over-grazing, I can understand it..............

The wild goats of the Burren who were first brought to Ireland by neolithic farmers about 4,000 years ago and there is evidence some went wild soon after. this means that goats have been wild in this country longer than rabbits, hedgehogs or fallow deer...............

Still and all young goats[kids] are really good eating.They are great in a curry or roasted.Much healthier than beef or pork..........

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Comments (23 of 23)

#	Title	Author	Date
1	Serious question.	Cathal	Mon Jul 30, 2007 09:51
2	more info please	interested	Mon Jul 30, 2007 13:28
3	More about the goats	Tommy Fitzgerald	Mon Jul 30, 2007 15:02
4	Wild =	Goat hunter	Mon Jul 30, 2007 23:19
5	Goat Curry	Tommy Fitzgerald	Tue Jul 31, 2007 08:38
6	Well who	Goat hunter	Tue Jul 31, 2007 09:21
7	Read the posts!!!	Catlady	Fri Aug 03, 2007 17:30
8	dont let it get your goat!	Goat Hunter	Fri Aug 03, 2007 23:29
9	So you kill them illegally?	Catlady	Sat Aug 04, 2007 19:23
10	No	Goat Hunter	Sat Aug 04, 2007 20:34
11	goats are Vermin and can be shot with farmerss permission	Another Goat Hunter................	Sun Aug 05, 2007 18:59
12	A Conservation Programme for the Native Irish Goat	Leo Curran	Mon Aug 13, 2007 21:42
13	What about the Two-Legged Indigenous Goats	Shannon watch	Sat Aug 18, 2007 21:29
14	Cull in progress...	S Walsh	Mon Aug 27, 2007 21:00
15	the cull is illegal and totally, needlessly cruel because	suzi f	Tue Aug 28, 2007 00:53
16	no goats killed today!!!	suzi f	Tue Aug 28, 2007 01:14
17	Heritage Herd	S.Walsh	Tue Aug 28, 2007 11:49
18	WHAT national forest????	Goat hunter	Tue Aug 28, 2007 11:56
19	as the british cabinet consider leaving the reform of the 17 yr old fertility laws and embryo shite	dr moreau	Wed Aug 29, 2007 12:07
20	Can they be cross bred?	Caprine Scene	Tue Dec 04, 2007 11:23
21	Feral Goats wild in Donegal	Siobhan Walsh	Sun Apr 20, 2008 12:35
22	Answer	Cian	Mon Sep 22, 2008 22:22
23	Why not Farm them Properly	Aussie Goat Lady	Mon Mar 15, 2010 02:38

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