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RAPTOR report for 2018 published
Date Released: Wednesday, April 17, 2019
The 2018 report of the RAPTOR (Recording and Addressing Persecution and Threats to Our Raptors) protocol is now available. The RAPTOR protocol is a cooperarative approach between the NPWS, regional veterinary laboratories, and state laboratories, to systematically determine the extent to which poisoning and persecution are threats to Ireland's native birds of prey. It involves the following research institutions:
- Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage – National Parks and Wildlife Service
- Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine – Regional Veterinary Laboratories
- Department of Public Expenditure and Reform – State Laboratory
Project investigators are Dr. Barry O'Donoghue, Micheál Casey, and Ita Kinahan. The project is undertaken at sites across Ireland.