The Irish Hare (Lepus Timidus Hibernicus)
The Hare is one of Irelands longest established mammals. It is a sub-species of the mountain hare. This will explain why the odd white hares are found. Its average weight is 7.7lb and can run at speeds up to 30 miles per hour.
It is seldom seen in daylight....unless flushed. And appears more placid in nature than the Brown Hare. It has the ability to survive on many types of habitats. It will spend the day hidden in cover then venture out to graze at dusk.
It is estimated that one family of foxes can kill upward of 30 adult hares a year! It is also said that Badgers.....who are on the increase (i saw 8 dead badgers on the road sunday) are responsible for the deaths of many leverets.
a interesting website
http://www.qub.ac.uk/sites/Quercus/Projects/2008/1NIIrishharesurvey2008/
News
10 September 2009
Minister extends measures to protect Irish Hare
Environment Minister Edwin Poots is proposing to renew the temporary ban on the killing, taking, sale, or purchase of Irish Hares.
The proposal is to introduce a special protection order under the Game Preservation Act (NI) 1928, for the period December 1st 2009 to August 11th 2010, which includes the 'close season' for hunting hares.Recent results from the 2009 Northern Ireland Irish hare survey have shown that there are approximately 27,400 hares in Northern Ireland.
Speaking today the Minister said: “The conservation mechanisms that my department has put in place are bearing fruit and the number of Irish Hares is being sustained.
“However, until all data from the surveys undertaken so far can be analysed in 2010, I believe that there is a need for continued temporary protection. Therefore I am proposing that a new Special Protection Order should be made.”
What a shame the Minister cannot grasp the fact that the best protection he can give the hare is to allow Coursing. Who else is to protect the hare , but the people who value the countryside and its pursuits
3 comments:
Hi Yvonne...your enthusiastic support for live hare coursing (on greyhound knowledge forum etc) is a matter of such obvious public knowledge at this stage that I presume you won't object if we (the Campaign for the Abolition of Cruel Sports)tell the world about your promotion of a vile cruel disgusting form of animal cruelty that is a CRIMINAL OFFENCE in Britain, Australia, and elsewhere.
You brag and proudly boast to your animal-baiting pals pals on "Greyhound Knowledge Forum" (we have all the scripts)about your sickening love of animal cruelty. Your pictures show only happy hares and running greyhounds...why do you omit the maulings and the injuries and the other abuses?
Over the coming weeks and months we will relay in full graphic TRUTH your SICK message of support for hare coursing to EVERYONE.
Are you aware that the majority of Irish people, including Tipperary people, OPPOSE this disgusting cruelty to animals?
We will, as is our right, inform all your potential customers, and the general public, of what you condone and actively support.
You are a talented photographer. What a pity that you have chosen to promote the barbaric perverted cruelty to animals that is hare coursing.
And we'll be showing on websites all over the world the kind of pictures that you and your animal-baiting pals in the coursing clubs don't want the public to see.
We urge you to re-consider your support for animal cruelty so that we, for our part, can review our proposed worldwide exposure of your pro-animal cruelty projects.
Thanking you,
Campaign for the Abolition of Cruel Sports
Anonymous,you have a way of putting things, and it would be an interisting post if you could have put some bit of Truth into it.
But then maybe you get you kicks out of telling Lies to suit your Threats.
coursing is a fine sport and we should be doing all we can to make sure it doesnt die out.the fact that its now banned in the uk is not something to be boasting about.if it wasnt for hunting and killing animals the human race would have died out like the dinosaurs the sad fact is we are predators and some of our species cannot handle the fact.darwin was right survival of the fittest.
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