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Indigenous goats at risk in Burren

category clare | environment | feature author Tuesday July 31, 2007 09:50author by Tommy Fitzgerald & commentariat Report this post to the editors

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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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 #   Title   Author   Date 
   Serious question.     Cathal    Mon Jul 30, 2007 09:51 
   more info please     interested    Mon Jul 30, 2007 13:28 
   More about the goats     Tommy Fitzgerald    Mon Jul 30, 2007 15:02 
   Wild =     Goat hunter    Mon Jul 30, 2007 23:19 
   Goat Curry     Tommy Fitzgerald    Tue Jul 31, 2007 08:38 
   Well who     Goat hunter    Tue Jul 31, 2007 09:21 
   Read the posts!!!     Catlady    Fri Aug 03, 2007 17:30 
   dont let it get your goat!     Goat Hunter    Fri Aug 03, 2007 23:29 
   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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