A large section of the Killarney National Park, as well as an area of the Killarney Golf Course, was closed to the public early today while a cull of some unique red deer was taking place.

The DSPCA is warning people not to attempt to take selfies with deer in places such as the Phoenix Park.

A man has been fined and disqualified from holding a firearm licence for five years after being convicted for deer poaching.

A man has been killed and his wife was critically injured when they were attacked by their pet deer on a rural Australian property.

A deer cull is urgently needed to protect motorists following an explosion in the wild population in parts of North Cork.

The Minister for Finance, Paschal Donohoe has ruled out the use of contraceptives as a means of controlling the wild deer population in the Phoenix Park.

There is no evidence that deer play a significant role in transmitting TB to cattle in most of the country outside Wicklow, according to the Department of Agriculture.

A sudden influx of deer into an area they have not previously populated is causing concerns that they may cause nighttime road accidents.

Dogs and SUV-type vehicles are being used to chase deer to exhaustion, lamps are being used to dazzle them and hunters are also using firearms and infrared equipment as reports of illegal hunting soar this season.

The relationship between humanity and the wildlife with which we share the world was never seamless.

Over 200 were killed over the past two years by order of the Office of Public Works.

The Office of Public Works (OPW) has hired a sniper to kill more than 200 deer in Dublin’s Phoenix Park during the past two years, selling the carcasses to a meat supplier for €19,488.

It might sound silly to suggest a form of “the pill’’ for animals, or some other means of contraception to keep ou burgeoning deer population down. Not all that fanciful, however.

A judge has said the State agency responsible for wildlife is not doing enough to kill sufficient numbers of deer resulting in motorists facing the danger of the animals landing on their car bonnets.

It’s probably safe to say that Irish red deer have never been photographed as much during their mating or, more commonly known, rutting season.

The huge North American ‘elk’ is also known as the ‘wapiti’ (‘white rump’ in the Cree language).

A County Armagh farmer has offered a ‘substantial’reward for information regarding an attack on his ‘defenceless’ deer at the weekend.

Deer populations are managed wherever they exist, to ensure they do not become a threat to themselves, motorists, their environment, or farming. 

Red deer stags in Killarney have become so “subdued” by the current spell of warm weather, they are taking a break from their annual mating ritual and can scarcely roar, let alone fight.

We’ve moved on from chickens and now the burning question is: Why did the deer cross the road?

With mornings and evenings getting darker, drivers across the country are being urged to watch out for deer.

While out on a boat in Texas, two friends came across a fawn struggling to stay above the water.

The National Parks and Wildlife Service is to carry out a cull of lowland deer, in and around Killarney, amid an outcry about an increase in the number of deer and collisions with motorists.

A warning has been given of the risk of further road deaths, unless safety measures are improved on a short section of one of the country’s busiest tourist routes.