Vets point to 'copper deficiency' as cause of condition impacting Killarney's unique Red deer

Veterinary tests have identified “copper deficiency” in the Killarney National Park, as the probable cause of a distressing condition among the region’s unique Red deer this autumn, the Department in charge of the National Parks and Wildlife Service has said.

Killarney had once one of the richest copper deposits in the country and boasted a thriving copper mining industry and a lakeside copper mining trail is a popular walk in the national park.