Poachers being caught

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Poachers being caught

#1 Post by immunecfg »

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-16763566
Good to see but more has to be done
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Re: Poachers being caught

#2 Post by Tanglerat »

Read about that somewhere else recently. I seem to recall they have three of them.

Yes, three.

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simply not enough balliffs up here in the north.
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#4 Post by Preston »

As far as freshwater goes its rife . A lot is down to the lack of education on the matter of man made effects on the environment which should be mandate at secondary level as angling related revenue alone grossed over 100 million for the state last year . If the local residents and landowners don't see the harm this causes we will Lose our tourism market. Would you go to Egypt if the pyramids were gone ??
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Re: Poachers being caught

#5 Post by Creep »

Excellent news now if the could target estuarys as well! Saw a tennis court net in Laytown last time i was there, oddly enough my knife took a liking to it :twisted:
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