Much of our wildlife is protected to some degree by the law. The most obvious way of giving wildlife such protection is to make it an offence for people to kill, injure, or take birds and other animals, or to destroy or uproot plants. The law sometimes goes further and prohibits the disturbance of some wild creatures, and their resting places, and the collecting of some plants.
The Environment and Heritage Service (EHS) is an Agency within the Department of the Environment. EHS implements the Department's responsibilities for controlling pollution, conserving nature and the countryside and protecting species. Click here to download EHS guide to Wildlife Law and You.
