82% support cull of Park deer

A public consultation on the future management of the population of deer in ireland and the phoenix park has found widespread support for culling. in the 12 months to February 2022, more than 55,000 deer were culled in ireland. The consultation was conducted as part of the development of a national deer management strategy.

The consultation on the future management of the deer population in ireland found that a large majority of respondents agree that wild deer are impacting biodiversity, land management and road safety, and culling was deemed the most important action to address the problems.

The consultation was carried out from December to last February on behalf of the Deer Management Strategy Group that was established to look at the issue by the Government in 2022. Respondents were asked their views on the impact of