haresay

"Phoenix Park, for example, once had a population of hares, but since they went extinct about half a century ago none have turned up to replace them; those on Bull Island in Dublin Bay have been added to by releases several times in the past decade."

Michael Viney, Irish Times, 2005

“These charismatic animals need a combination of good quality habitat and freedom from persecution in order to build numbers up to a point where they are no longer vulnerable as part of our natural wildlife."

Dermot Hughes (Ulster Wildlife Trust), Farmweek, November 25, 2005

‘”…(hares) are being captured for coursing or used for training greyhounds. This happens regularly on our farm, we often find unfortunate hares which have been entangled in nets for some time, some have broken bones protruding, some of these wounds are festering. The only thing we can do with these animals is to have them humanely destroyed. We used to enjoy the company of between forty and sixty hares but now there are only three or four.”

A farming family in New Ross, County Wexford, 1993