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Mammal Rev. 2011, Volume 41, No. 4, 313–325. Printed in Singapore. REVIEW Distribution and range expansion of deer in Ireland Ruth F. CARDEN* National Museum of Ireland – Natural History, Merrion Street, Dublin 2, Ireland. E-mail: rcarden@museum.ie Caitríona M. CARLIN Applied Ecology Unit, Centre for Environmental Science, Environmental Change Institute, National University of Ireland Galway, Ireland. E-mail: caitriona.carlin@nuigalway.ie Ferdia MARNELL National Parks and Wildlife Service, Department of the Environment, Heritage & Local Government, 7 Ely Place, Dublin 2, Ireland. E-mail: ferdia_marnell@environ.ie Damian MCELHOLM The British Deer Society, Northern Ireland Branch, c/o The British Deer Society, The Walled Garden, Burgate Manor, Fordingbridge, Hampshire SP6 1EF, Britain. E-mail: info@damianmcelholm.com John HETHERINGTON The British Deer Society, Northern Ireland Branch, c/o The British Deer Society, The Walled Garden, Burgate Manor, Fordingbridge, Hampshire SP6 1EF, Britain. E-mail: hetherington@utvinternet.com Martin P. GAMMELL Department of Life and Physical Sciences, Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology, Dublin Road, Galway, Ireland. E-mail: martin.gammell@gmit.ie ABSTRACT 1. Throughout Europe, the range of many deer species is expanding. We provide current distribution maps for red deer Cervus elaphus, sika Cervus nippon, fallow deer Dama dama and muntjac deer Muntiacus sp. in Ireland, and estimates of range expansion rates for red deer, sika and fallow deer. 2. There was a considerable expansion in the ranges of red deer, sika and fallow deer between 1978 and 2008. The compound annual rate of expansion was 7% for red deer, 5% for sika and 3% for fallow deer.
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