Politicians want mink bounty hunters to be offered new bounties worth nearly seven times the old rate in an attempt to get the rampant population under control.
Specialised mink hunters were paid €3 for every ‘tail’ that they produce to authorities.
But Fianna Fáil TD for Tipperary, Jackie Cahill, wants this increased to €20 to help cull the out of control mink to stop the “untold damage” the animals are causing native wildlife.
