Like the economy, wildlife must be managed

AS WE peer anxiously over the horizon into 2009, one of the few certainties seems to be that we will be in a recession.

A recession is largely an indoor phenomenon, but it does have implications for life outdoors.

It’s now accepted that wildlife must be managed. Benign neglect doesn’t work, particularly in the very artificial landscapes of the Irish countryside. We must do things, and that involves spending money.