‘The Old Irish Goat is our living, breathing heritage – how could we let them die out or be hunted for sport?’
Ireland’s only native breed of goat has no legal protection and is being targeted by trophy hunters paying big bucks on blood sport tour packages – here’s how a small conservation programme is fighting to keep them alive
‘How could we let them die out or be hunted for sport?’, says Melissa Jeuken
Ireland’s only native breed of goat is critically endangered, with only 124 documented in the country, yet it is being hunted for sport by people paying thousands of euro on bloodsports tours.
According to concerned locals and conservationists, the goats are being targeted by trophy hunters — they have no State protection despite being on the verge of extinction.
