“Environment Minister Mark H Durkan has pledged to improve how wildlife crime is tackled in Northern Ireland.

Mr Durkan was speaking on Wednesday as he hosted a summit, attended by almost 30 organisations, to try to ensure a better way forward.

Currently, there are a number of organisations addressing crimes against such creatures as deer, badgers, bats and birds of prey.

Mark H Durkan said: “Our wildlife plays a very important role in our ecosystem.

“The abuse of these species is an appalling crime which I know sickens the vast majority of people in Northern Ireland.”

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SOURCE: BBC news