If you find an injured goat that has a tag please contact the Department of Agriculture on 01-607200. If you find an injured wild goat in our area we will do our best to assist/advise email us info@oldirishgoat.ie.  If the injured animal is futher afield it is best to contact Animal Welfare at the Department of Agriculture, or a Wildlife Rescue for assistance.  If the animal is located within a National Park the local NPWS Office should be contacted  If you have found a goat kid that you believe has been abandoned, it is best to keep a distance and not to touch the animal. Nannies will hide their young, and go browsing for a number of hours and then return. They will continue to do this until their young are strong enough to keep up! Goats are a hider-species so it is totally normal behaviour and it is very unlikely the kid has been abandoned.  Please note nannies may avoid or delay returning if humans are close by as they will not want to give away their baby’s location or risk the safety of the herd.  If a kid is stuck in a gryke or rock use a t-shirt to cover your hand and help to release the animal, then withdraw from the area. A wild kid’s best chances of survival are always with its Mum!