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https://wildireland.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Deer-1-1.jpg11701056To Cull or Not to Cull: A Necessary Evil or an Ecological Disaster in the Making As a wildlife conservationist, I have been following the proposed national deer cull in Ireland with great interest. The debate surrounding this issue has been intense, with some arguing that the cull is necessary to control the deer population, […]