The Wildlife (Northern Ireland) Order 1985 No. 171 (NI. 2)

SCHEDULES

Articles 12 and 28.

SCHEDULE 6 N.I. ANIMALS WHICH MAY NOT BE KILLED OR TAKEN BY CERTAIN METHODS

Common name	Scientific name
Badger	Meles meles
Bats (all species)	Chiroptera (all species)
[F1 Crayfish, White-Clawed]	[F1 Austropotamobius pallipes]
Deer, Fallow	Dama dama
Deer, Red	Cervus elaphus
Deer, Sika	Cervus nippon
Hare, Brown	Lepus europaeus
Hare, Irish	Lepus timidus
Hedgehog	Erinaceus europaeus
Lizard, Common or Viviparous	Lacerta vivipara
[F1 Lobster, Spiny]	[F1 Palinurus elaphus]
Marten, Pine	Martes martes
[F1 Mussel, Fan]	[F1 Atrina fragilis]
Newt, Common	Triturus vulgaris
Otter, Common	Lutra lutra
[F1 Seahorse, Short Snouted]	[F1 Hippocampus hippocampus]
[F1 Seahorse, Spiny]	[F1 Hippocampus guttulatus]
[F2 Seal	Pinniped]
[F1 Shark, Basking ]	[F1 Cetorhinus maximus ]
[F1 Shrew, Pygmy]	[F1 Sorexminutus]
Squirrel, Red	Sciurus vulgaris

F1 Sch. 6: entries at the appropriate places in alphabetical order inserted (17.8.2011) by Wildlife and Natural Environment Act (Northern Ireland) 2011 (c. 15), ss. 27, 40(1), Sch. 1 para. 6(2); S.R. 2011/285, art. 2, Sch.

F2 Words in Sch. 6 Table substituted (1.3.2021) by Fisheries Act 2020 (c. 22), s. 54(5), Sch. 9 para. 18 (with Sch. 4 para. 31)

NOTE. The first column of this Schedule, which gives the common name or names, is included by way of guidance only; in the event of any dispute or proceedings, only the second column is to be taken into account.