Rehabilitation Licences

Legislation

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Licences

A licence is needed to keep in your possession any protected wild animal or bird

Animal Species Protected Under the Wildlife Acts

Mammals	Amphibians	Reptiles	Invertebrates
Badger All Bat species All Deer species Hare species Hedgehog Otter Pine Marten Red Squirrel Dolphin species Porpoise species Seal species Whale species Pygmy Shrew Stoat	Natterjack Toad Common Frog Common Newt	Common Lizard Leatherback turtle	Freshwater crayfish Freshwater pearl mussel Kerry slug

CLICK HERE for a Licence
to Keep an Injured or Disabled Protected Wild Animal or Bird

EMAIL: download, fill in and email to wildlifelicence@ahg.gov.ie
POST:  print, fill in and post the appropriate licence to:

Wildlife Licensing Unit,
National Parks and Wildlife Service,
Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht,
7 Ely Place,
Dublin 2

If you need clarification regarding the type of licence you need, call the Licensing dept on (01) 888 3242

 

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Legislation

• Irish Law - a few examples:
• Wildlife Act
• Flora (Protection) Order
• The Planning and Development Act
• Whale Fisheries Act
• Restrictions on Use of Poison Bait
• EU Directives - a few examples:
• Birds
• Habitat
• Water Framework
• National Biodiversity Plan
• Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) 

The full ‘Acts/Orders’ can be found in the ‘Legislation & Conventions’ section of the National Parks and Wildlife Service website:  www.npws.ie or click HERE

Or you can search the Irish Statue Book at www.irishstatutebook.ie

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