Wildlife organisation accused of enabling hunting December 9, 2024 United Kingdom, Yahoo on MSN

... "I'm not talking about culling, which is a sometimes sad but very necessary tool for wildlife management. I'm talking about trophy hunting and blood sport where people pay a licence fee where they stalk and kill animals...

Horrific moment dog attacks and kills deer in Richmond Park as police hunt owner December 4, 2024 United Kingdom, The Mirror

... Shocking footage has been released as police hunt the owner of a dog that chased and killed a deer in London’s Richmond Park...

Up to 250k extra deer to be culled every year to save Scotland's woods and forests November 27, 2024 MSN

... Up to 250,000 extra deer will have to be killed in Scotland every year until 2030 to help restore the nation's woods and forests, according to an official report. A new Scottish Government biodiversity delivery plan says annual deer culls must rise by 25 to 30 per cent ..,

Deer attacked by dogs at Felbrigg Estate near Cromer October 29, 2024 United Kingdom, EDP 24

... A muntjac deer was trapped in a fence and covered in "a mass of blood" after being attacked by three dogs ... "I was one of a number of people who were alerted to this vicious attack by the screaming of the deer and barking of the dogs," ...

Car collisions with deer should be reported by law, says animal charity October 11, 2024 United Kingdom, AutoExpress

... Drivers should have to report collisions with deer by law – that’s the view of the British Deer Society, which estimates that as many as 74,000 of the animals are killed or injured on UK roads every year...

Campaigners call for deer cull to be stopped October 3, 2024 United Kingdom, Melton Times on MSN

... Holwell residents are concerned that locals will be endangered during the deer shooting process and that other methods should be used to control numbers of muntjacs...

Bluetongue virus restricted zone declared September 2, 2024 United Kingdom, The Scottish Farmer

... Following several confirmed cases of bluetongue virus serotype 3 (BTV3) at premises across Norfolk and Suffolk, the United Kingdom (UK) chief veterinary officer has declared a bluetongue restricted zone ... There have been a rising number of the cases in northern Europe ...

AI technology keeps 6,000 deer from rail routes August 20, 2024 United Kingdom, 

Yahoo News Canada on MSN

...  installed the deterrent system at Stoke Junction, near Stoke-on-Trent, in May 2023 ...  uses AI to identify when a deer approaches the tracks and activates audible and visual alarms...the deer population in the UK had increased from 450,000 in the 1970s to two million today - the highest levels for 1,000 years..,

Scottish Government in bid to cut deer numbers by 50,000 a year August 15, 2024 The National

... The agency said it is estimated that an increase in the national cull of 25%, or 50,000 deer each year across all species, will be needed over several years “to achieve the ambitious but necessary targets in the Scottish Biodiversity Strategy ...

Famous deer ‘Callum the Stag’ fed by NC500 tourists put down by vets over health issues June 21, 2024 United Kingdom, The Scottish Sun

... The friendly animal was known for walking up to visitors and getting close to them while they took photos of him...

Why Scotland deer numbers have plummeted by more than half in a scenic Highlands June 12, 2024 United Kingdom, The Scotsman on MSN.com

... Figures show the red deer population across the area covered by the group, which is some 999sqkm, dropped from 8,411 deer in 1996 to 4,054 in 2024. It means there are now just over four deer per sqkm compared to eight previously...

'Exhausted' deer rescued from beach May 28, 2024  United Kingdom, BBC on MSN

... Earlier, the deer had been spotted swimming in the estuary, "which is often completely normal", CWR said in a statement on Facebook.  However, the group then received reports – which it could not confirm – of the deer being chased by dogs on the beach ...

We must all come together to save our deer, says BDS May 8, 2024 United Kingdom, Shooting UK

... The British Deer Society (BDS) ... is the only charity dedicated solely to the preservation and welfare of UK wild deer, says the Together for Deer strategy reflects the its commitment to its vision of creating a world where wild deer are valued, respected and thrive in harmony with their environment...

London's baby deer protected by extra volunteers May 2, 2024 United Kingdom, BBC on MSN

... Royal Parks charity in London has almost doubled its number of volunteer rangers in Richmond and Bushy parks ahead of deer-birthing season... the safest option is to not to walk a dog in either Richmond Park or Bushy Park during the birthing season...

Kill deer or go to prison: Scottish Government must drop Lorna Slater's scary plan April 28, 2024 United Kingdom , The Scotsman

... Conduct an enforced cull of Scotland’s majestic wild deer on your land – or face the threat of up to a £40,000 fine, three months imprisonment or both. It sounds rather extreme. Unfortunately, this is a scenario facing landowners as the Scottish Government continues its quest to reduce deer numbers...

Wild deer return to historic site April 22, 2024 United Kingdom, Bristol24-78h

... was previously home to the wild animals until March 2021, when high levels of bovine tuberculosis proved difficult to contain. Having taken advice from experts, the decision was thus made to cull the herd...

New research supports conservation of fallow deer across Europe April 16, 2024 British Geological Society

... There are several active campaigns to re-establish fallow deer in the Balkans and preserve the last remaining wild herd in Daği-Termessos National Park, Turkey.  Without knowledge of the species’ deep time biomolecular and phylogeographic history, deer are being sourced from the least appropriate populations...

'She's happy to have blood on the hillsides, but not on her hands': Gamekeepers and landowners are furious at the Scottish Government's deer culling plans. April 5, 2024 Scotland, Daily Mail on MSN

... The Scottish Gamekeepers Association left the consultation entirely after claiming the orders could force members to take part in the culling and disembowelling of heavily pregnant hind deer due to proposed changes to the female deer season...

More than 450 deer hit by vehicles on Hampshire roads last year April 3, 2024 United Kingdom, Hampshire Chronicle on MSN

... According to The British Deer Society, it is estimated that more than 40,000 deer are killed on UK roads each year, a figure which may well be nearer 74,000 as many go unreported...

RSPCA warning after deer caught in football net in Cheltenham garden March 29, 2024 United Kingdom, gloucestershirelive.co.uk

... "The football netting was all tangled up around this poor little muntjac deer's mouth and tusks. He was making a lot of noise and trying really hard to get free. But he needed some help." ...

Gamekeepers oppose shooting heavily-pregnant deer March 25, 2024 United Kingdom, BBC on MSN.com

... It has opposed Scottish government proposals to extend the open season on female deer as part of measures to control deer numbers and protect wood and peatlands from overgrazing... shooting pregnant deer close to when they are due to give birth could affect gamekeepers' mental health ...

Gamekeepers signal ‘fundamental opposition’ to Scotgov deer management proposals March 24, 2024 Scotland, Yahoo News UK

... “The SGA deer group believes that, if MSPs are to approve this, they should have to participate in the gralloching of a heavily pregnant hind themselves – that is how strongly this issue resonates.” ...

Residents angry with council over loss of habitat after new sighting of deer March 22, 2024 United Kingdom, Yahoo News UK

... Residents blame the council for selling off land for development ... the Darlington deer ... "Everybody is so upset about it, seeing it all alone...

Woodland Trust Deploys Drones To Revolutionise Deer Surveys March 15, 2024 United Kingdom, Heliguy

... Drones offer a landscape view, offering a more comprehensive and complete picture of species distribution and density. This builds confidence that deer are not being undercounted or double-counted... "Drone technology helps to grow our understanding of deer population metrics with an unprecedented level of accuracy and efficiency." ...

RSPCA search for man who struck deer with hammer in Wareham January 20, 2024 United Kingdom, YAHOO!News

... An X-ray image of the animal's skull has just been released by the charity, after witnesses reported the incident in Wareham, Dorset.  The RSPCA said an examination had shown that the deer was "unlikely" to have died instantly from the first blow...

Deer shot in face with crossbow bolt in a 'terrible act' January 9, 202 United Kingdom, Gloucestershire Live on MSN.com

... An image of the deer after it was shot in the head has been shared by police on social media ... It is illegal to use crossbows to shoot mammals in the UK...

Scottish landowners could be forced to cull deer January 5, 2024 YAHOO!News

...  Scottish ministers are proposing a Deer Management Nature Restoration Order (DMNRO), which could be issued “where there are significant gains to be made in meeting biodiversity and climate objectives through deer management”...

Deer dies after being caught in fence around controversial new allotment site near Bristol December 29, 2023 United Kingdom, BristolWorld 

... “There were people walking along the footpath having to witness a deer with its leg caught in the fence, hanging by a limb with the flesh ripped from the bone...

Saving Rudolph: AI used to deter deer from railway tracks this Christmas December 20, 2023 United Kingdom, The Independent

... The automated deer deterrent system (Adds), developed in partnership with Network Rail, uses sound and vision sensors to identify when a deer approaches the tracks.  This activates a variety of audible and visual alarms aimed at persuading the animal to head away from the railway...

Injured deer left to die in strict new policy from Scotland’s forestry body December 6, 2023 United Kingdom, Shooting UK10h

...  government department Forestry and Land Scotland (FLS) has set a stricter in-house policy than the law demands, stating deer managers should not use a tracking dog if they cannot guarantee it remains within their sight...

Check Out this Ultra-Rare Spotted Deer Born at Chester Zoo October 20, 2023 United Kingdom, Daily Journal

... The incredibly rare Philippine spotted deer, serves as a much needed boost to a species thought to be on the edge of existence and classed as “highly endangered’ in the wild ...

Ancient deer sacrifice found by water workers in village August 22, 2023 United Kingdom, Yahoo News

... The deer skeletons, found in an infilled pit, are believed to have been killed, possibly as sacrifices, during the Early Bronze Age... The red deer skeletons found in Navenby showed no signs of butchery ...

Deer: “Good management, not massacres” says Edward Mountain August 16, 2023 Scotland, strathspey-herald.co.uk

... Highland MSP Edward Mountain is calling for the traditional closed season for culling male deer to be protected, after condemning the Scottish Government’s legislative proposals to introduce an all year round open season on killing all male deer... [Note:  Deer populatin management usually focuses on female deer]

Oxfordshire Wildlife Rescue says it needs second animal ambulance July 24, 2023 United Kingdom, YAHOO!News

...  it needs a second animal ambulance as demand for its 24-hour rescue service was "soaring".... The charity said it takes in about 4,000 wild animals a year, from frogs and foxes to owls and deer...

Wildlife wonders of Britain and Ireland before the industrial revolution July 17, 2023 United Kingdom, The Conversation

... Daniel Defoe, author of Robinson Crusoe, who published his Tour thro’ the Whole Island of Great Britain between 1724 and 1726... When crossing into the north-west Highlands of Scotland,  ... The mountains are so full of deer, harts, roebucks etc. ...

Meet all six species of British deer July 14, 2023 BBC Wildlife

... Unlike their red and roe cousins, fallow deer are not considered truly native to Britain even though they hav been here centuries. Their introduction, albeit shrouded in the mists of time, is usually attributed to the Normans, who brought them to England as quarry for la chasse ...

Land mangers granted more power to cull deer in biodiversity bid June 23, 2023 Scotland, 

... Under the new regulations, authorised land managers will have the power to cull male deer across a longer period of the year and use specialist scopes known as ‘night sights’ to cull deer at night... news.stv 

Isle of Rum: The remote Scottish island home to a world renowned deer study June 1, 2023 Scotland, itv.com

...  they've discovered some of the first evidence that wild animals are evolving to give birth earlier in the year as the climate warms.  Researchers found that deer have been giving birth earlier since the 1980s, at a rate of about three days per decade...

RSPCA rescue deer taken from London to Suffolk May 31, 2023 United Kingdom, BBC

... The family took the deer on 16 May from Isleworth in London and brought it to their home in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk... because they thought it needed help...

Deer 'being displaced' by huge Exeter housing projects May 18, 2023 United Kingdom, Devon Live

... Vast areas of former farmland at the southern end of the village are currently being built on... Ed Parr Ferris, Devon Wildlife Trust's conservation manager, said: Common species like deer have not received good protection through the planning process ...

Glen Coe community and wildlife trust lock horns over deer cull May 10, 2023 Scotland, The Scotsman 

... A controversial out-of-season deer cull in the Highlands by one of Scotland’s largest nature protection groups has been opposed by nearly 80% of a local community ... Job losses, negative tourism impacts and animal welfare were the principal reasons cited...

Dog chases frightened deer in London park as owner charged three times for offence May 7, 2023 United Kingdom, Yahoo

... The Royal Parks Police have shared footage of a dog chasing deer around Richmond’s Bushy Park, after its owner was found guilty of the offence for the third time in three years...

'Drastic' reduction in deer numbers carried out across Lowther Estate April 17, 2023 United Kingdom, Cumberland and Westmorland Herald

... Both red and roe deer have been shot by skilled marksmen across the estate, where a “wilding” project is being instituted across an area of around 2,000 hectares. Included in the cull have been many of the 80 or so park red deer, with the intention being to reduce these to a more “family-sized” group of 10-15...

Injured deer hit on the backside by car in Derby rescued from ditch April 14, 2023 England, Derby Telegraph

... The doe is now under the careful watch and care of Lindsey Newell at Linjoy Wildlife Sanctuary & Rescue in Etwall, who is nursing it back to full health...

John Muir Trust culls deer worth more than £100000 out of season April 12, 2023 Sutherland, Fieldsports Channel

... It is a blow for the Assynt Crofters Trust, or ACT, that depends on the animals for its commercial deerstalking operation...  “I think in terms of managing the deer population that they’ve failed to target the animals, that would make a difference. If you want fewer deer, ultimately you’ve got to target the hinds.” ... JMT culled 110 stags, seven hinds and two calves ...

Do not eat dead deer found by road, say police March 30, 2023 United Kingdom, BBC News

... The deer was badly injured and had to be put down by a vet... Due to the level of medication administered by the vet, the deer is a health risk ...

Islanders in South Uist vote against mass deer cull March 21, 2023 United Kingdom, YAHOO!News

... Stòras Uibhist's board believed eradicating all the estate's deer was unnecessary.  It said the population could be reduced through targeted culls...

White stag shot dead in Cobham Woods, Strood March 7, 2023 United Kingdom, Kent Online

... It happened after another deer was also found dead on Tuesday, January 20.  Both animals were found with gunshot wounds to their face from what is being described as a "high-powered rifle"...

Fallow Deer: Britain's most beautiful deer February 15, 2027 Country Life

... were present in Britain some 400,000 years ago, before this population petered out and the deer were restricted by glaciation to the Mediterranean basin... From there, they gradually reintroduced themselves throughout Europe...

Plan to fine people for getting too close to deer at Wollaton Park February 8, 2023 United Kingdon, Nottingham Post

...  Councillor Zafran Khan, who represents Wollaton West for Labour on the city council, said the authority had been left with no alternative due to individuals ignoring guidance that says people should stay at least 15 metres away from deer...

Police called in as gamekeepers and conservation body clash over botched deer killing February 1, 2023 Scotland, Yahoo Finance

... According to the Scottish Gamekeepers Association (SGA) the stag was found near the Quinag Estate in Sutherland with its jaw "hanging off".  However, the John Muir Trust (JMT), which has the licence from NatureScot for the out-of-season cull and night shooting, has denied any involvement...

Deer in ancient woodland set 'to be monitored by flying drones' January 27, 2023 Sussex, 

Yahoo News UK

... The drones have cameras and thermal imaging sensors to observe the forest from above and monitor. Then, the images are put onto a mapping system which creates a detailed picture of the population of deer in the forest...

Deer larder plans withdrawn after animal-rights backlash January 17, 2023 United Kingdom, Farming UK

...Residents Jacqui and Tony Whitfield reportedly told planners: “We love the deer. We’ve even fed them in the garden, but now we’re afraid to get too friendly with them and we don’t want them to trust us in case they get shot...

New AI technology being developed that could track and count wild deer in Perth and Kinross December 8, 2022 Scotland, Daily Record 

... involves images from a lightweight manned aircraft, with a high resolution camera system, being run through the EOLAS Insight AI recognition software to automatically count deer numbers...

How we’re shrinking animals, with red deer under threat while rats and parakeets should thrive November 25, 2022 United Kindom, The i

... Multiple studies have reached the same conclusion – that climate change and other human activity are leading both to animals within the same species becoming smaller in size, and to bigger animals declining ... In the UK researchers have suggested this could mean a threat to deer and eagles; while rats and parakeets continue to prosper...

New green tech could transform deer count November 18, 2022 Scotland, NatureScot

...NatureScot is working with Glasgow-based tech company EOLAS Insight to test the use of satellites, aerial imagery and artificial intelligence (AI) to accurately count deer... The AI technology that EOLAS has developed has proved that an image recognition system is feasible ...

The controversial Bushy Park Deer Cull November 17, 2022 United Kingdom, This is Local London

... Contraceptives, even though they are not licensed in the UK due to insufficient testing, are a more humane method. This would be done by injecting the deer with certain vaccines that would slow down the rate of reproduction...

An Anti Hunt Case for Hunt Crime United Kingdom by Giles Bradshaw

... In order to prevent deer congregating and causing damage in areas I have coppiced,  I patrol the area with my collie dogs.  My advice from the police and the Government is that under the Hunting Act I am allowed to do this.  However the deer must be shot as soon as possible.  I am writing this blog to try and persuade people that it’s wrong for the law to require wildlife to be killed in these circumstances ...  Update

A new deer park opens in the south of Scotland October 25, 2022 ITV

... A husband and wife team have fulfilled their lifelong dream of establishing a new deer park near Dalbeattie, in Dumfries and Galloway...  around 500 deer living there ...

Video below:  A day filming the red deer rut on the UK moors watching stags fight and beautiful surroundings.  October 16, 2022 United Kingdom

Drivers should take extra care on the roads as deer mating season approaches September 23, 2022 United Kingdom, Yahoo News UK

... National Highways estimates that 75,000 deer are involved in collisions each year, with 10,000 killed instantly. Experts currently put the UK deer population at around two million ...

When is deer rutting season in Scotland and where can you see the stags? September 18, 2022 Daily Record

... All across Scotland, Red, Fallow and Sika deer gather to rut from the end of the month of September until early November... 

Highland village becomes a haven for red deer herd September 5, 2022 Scotland, The Times

... An early-morning cull in February, in which several animals were shot by marksmen in the village, was halted after an outcry by some villagers, who had got to know the deer over four years of visits.  No further culls will take place inside the village boundaries after an agreement was reached between the Kinlochleven Community ...

Scotland's deer are proving deeply divisive September, 2022, The Spectator

... red deer ... It’s estimated that there are nearly a million in the Scottish hills and around 60,000 are culled every year... deer have ended up at the centre of a fight about land use and ownership in Scotland...

Young deer could starve if mothers shot in controversial cull, gamekeepers warn August 31, 2022 Scotland YAHOO!News

... Orphaned young deer will be left to starve if their mothers are killed ... The cull, authorised by Scotland’s nature body NatureScot, is being carried out across Scotland’s public forests ...

     Experts deny that deer will be orphaned during cull after gamekeepers voice concerns August 31, 2021 Scotland, Yahoo News UK

... More than 200,000 deer are set to be culled over the next five years, which represents around a fifth of the total population in Scotland.  A NatureScot spokesperson said: "Deer welfare is key and NatureScot takes into account the period of greatest welfare risk based on the dependency of young, which in Scotland is the period between April 1 to August 31...

Video below:  Deer here in the UK are not the largest of animals, but they can still cause massive injury if not approached and handled correctly!  August 26, 2022

British zoo welcomes birth of endangered Philippine spotted deer fawn August 23, 2022 United Kingdom,  UPI News

... Philippine spotted deer, also known as Alfred's deer, are considered to be one of the world's most endangered species of deer...

Baby deer waited with his dead mother for days before being hit by car and left to die August 2, 2022 United Kingdom, The Mirror

... "This baby was waiting with his dead mother and ventured out into the road before being hit by a car - the driver leaving him for dead...

Watch: Coastguard, lifeguards and wildlife teams rescue deer from seafront August 1, 2022 United Kingdom, Yahoo News 

... The adult roe deer ended up on the beach in Eastbourne between the Western Lawns and Holywell after being chased by a dog into the water... Rescuers using two nets, helped by the coastguard and RNLI, were able to surround the deer...

Deer management contracts worth millions awarded in regions across Scotland July 20, 2022 northern-times.co.uk

...  the estimated number of deer being over 1 million animals across the country, FLS is looking to deliver a professional cull – on the land it manages – of more than 200,000 deer over the next five years ...

Public asked to report Devon deer sightings May 19, 2022 Crime

... People in Devon are being asked to be on the lookout for and report their sightings of deer. The request is being made by the Mammal Society as part of its attempt to get a more accurate picture of how many and where deer are found...

Warning as human kindness kills baby deer in 'honest mistake'  May 9, 2022 United Kingdom, Daily Express

... A member of the public discovered the baby animal lying in the grass and took him home, exposing him to more stress than his young life could handle... given a little more time, the doe would have retrieved him ...

Stonehenge ‘was built on land inhabited by deer and wild boar 4,000 years earlier’  April 28, 2022 United Kingdom, YAHOO!News

... “Past theories suggest the area was thickly wooded and cleared in later periods for farming and monument building.  “However, our research points to pre-Neolithic, hunting-gatherer inhabitants, living in open woodland which supported aurochs and other grazing herbivores.” ...

Dogs fatally wound deer while 'owners casually watch' as SSPCA launches probe April 23, 2022 Scotland, Daily Record

... is being investigated by the Scottish SPCA after it was reported by a traumatised member of the public.  It is understood that the deer had incurred unsurvivable injuries ...

'Dogs on leads' to be compulsory during the deer birthing season in Bushy and Richmond Parks April 20, 2022 United Kingdom, The Royal Parks

... Deer are instinctively frightened of dogs, but when they enter birthing season, this fear takes on a new dimension. Female deer are afraid of dogs harming their young and, as a result, they will be on high alert and can display defensive behaviour....

Gamekeepers revolt over national park's plan to fight climate change with deer cull April 20, 2022 United Kingdom, The Scotsman

... Around 30,000 red deer live on open range within the National Park ...  three out of five deer management groups already met the 2030 target of 5 to 8 deer per square kilometre ...

Wild life of man who went to live the with deer: Geoffroy Delorme spent seven years eating, sleeping and surviving just like his animal friends – with magical results  April 14, 2022 United Kingdom, Daily Mail

... Geoffroy spent seven years living with the deer of his forest — living as a deer, he would like us to think... The deer became his friends and family ... His new book, Deer Man, describes his life in the wild and how he lived ...

'Local celebrity' Scots deer found dead 'with head chopped off' as heartbroken locals hit out at gunman April 9, 2022 United Kingdom, Daily Record

... Residents in Bonawe, Argyll and Bute, have told how they heard gunshots shortly before finding the remains of Stanley the deer ... They fear that the stag had been used as a target by trophy hunters due to his friendly nature...

Richmond Park sees increase in dogs chasing deer April 5, 2022 United Kingdom, Richmond and Twickenham Times

... Police have warned the public that dogs and deer have been seriously injured and sometimes killed as a result of these chases... dogs "must" be kept on leads when close to deer ...

Highly endangered species of deer born at Chester Zoo March 22, 2022 United Kingdom, Guernsey Press

... Experts believe there could be as few as 700 of the Philippine spotted deer remaining in the wild...

Wrigley's confirm deer are well after concerns over their health February 25, 2022 United Kingdom, Plymouth Herald

... Rumours that the much-loved herd of deer situated near the Wrigley’s site in Estover were in poor health have been refuted ... the ‘spring moult’ can make the deer appear to be unhealthy ...

FLS adopt long-term approach to deer management January 11, 2022 Scotland, The Oban Times

... Valued at around £25 million to £31 million for the five-year period, the tender will establish a range of contracts that will help deliver a professional cull of more than 150,000 deer...

More than 150,000 deer set to be culled over next five years January 5, 2022 Scotland, STV News

... “With the estimated number of deer being about one million animals across the country, their concentrations in some areas are detrimental to woodland creation ..,

Fox savaged to death by hunt hounds just two days after deer killed by dogs January 1, 2022 United Kingdom, The Mirror

... The disturbing footage was filmed two days after hounds from the same hunt where caught on camera killing a small deer in Preston on Stour, near Stratford-upon-Avon...

Forestry bosses to cull 185k deer amid 'unnaturally high' population worries December 10, 2021 Scotland,  The Courier

... Officials at Forestry and Land Scotland (FLS) ... are looking for partners to cull 150,000 deer. The organisation’s own rangers will cull around 35,000 over the period.  That is only deer on FLS land and will account for only a third of the total national cull...

Deer herds relocated as part of dinosaur attraction's expansion plans December 1, 2021 United Kingdom, EDP 24

... Two herds of deer from ROARR! Dinosaur Adventure in Lenwade have been re-homed in north Norfolk amid plans for expansion of the attraction's rides and experiences...

Richmond Park: Dog owner sought by police after deer attack September 8, 2021 United Kingdom, BBC

...Richmond Park is home to about 300 red deer and 300 fallow deer. Dogs are the biggest cause of deer deaths in London's royal parks...

Deer managers 'sickened' by planned cull in Scots forests  September 2, 2021 Scotland, northern-times.co.uk

... The SGA claims the nationwide cull, which last year saw 1300 deer killed, is unjustified, will result in dependant calves starving and was mis-directed towards open hill areas without trees in 2020...

Deer cull plan to be progressed in September August 29, 2021 Scotlan, Grampian Online

...Deer numbers across Scotland have doubled to almost a million now from 500,000 in 1990 ..,

Calves will starve to death in deer cull, say gamekeepers  August 29, 2021 Scotland, The Times

... Infant deer will starve to death in public forests across Scotland under plans to kill hundreds of female deer to protect trees ... the government agency Forestry and Land Scotland (FLS) has been authorised to carry out an emergency cull in September ...

English Boat Skipper Saves Exhausted Deer After Spotting Animal Half a Mile Out to Sea August 23, 2021 United Kingdom, People 

... a young red deer doe, was exhausted by the time it was brought onto the boat ...

Drivers warned of 12,000 extra deer after pandemic puts culling on hold July 2, 2021 Scotland, The Times

... Deer numbers have increased from about 511,000 in 1990 to about one million today. The reduction in culling means that up to 12,000 deer which would have usually been shot are now roaming around ..,

Rise in deer deaths on Hampshire roads during Covid June 21, 2021 United Kingdom, The Gazette

... Tony Lowry is chair of UK Deer Track & Recovery, a not-for-profit organisation which monitors levels of wild deers, and has to put down injured animals on Hampshire's roads... “The roads were more quiet so there were more deer out,” ...

Are these the latest victims of the trendy 'rewilding' craze? June 2, 2021 United Kingdom, DailyMail.com

... ‘It’s more than a month after the end of the stalking season, when hinds are likely to be carrying young and it’s illegal to kill them ...‘So I was outraged that someone would shoot so many, and do it so incompetently that they missed vital organs and left the animals to run off and suffer a long, painful death...

Gamekeepers hit out at ‘out of season deer culls’ on Isle of Skye March 14, 2021 United Kingdom, The Daily Telegraph 

... Photographs have emerged on Facebook showing dead female deer inside a new forestry enclosure at Dunvegan, near the MacLeod Estate, sparking outrage from island residents.   One image shows a large, unborn calf lying beside its shot mother ...

Horror moment deer desperately runs from out-of-control dog before being mauled in Titchfield Canal May 10, 2021 United Kingdom, The Sun

... "The dog had corners it up a fence, the deer try tied to get away, the dog was biting the deer's legs...

Deer graze on east London housing estate April 20, 2021 United Kingdom, BBC

... The animals had walked across the busy A12 in Harold Hill, Romford, from their home in Dagnam Park.  They are thought to be one of five herds in the area that have been breeding there for hundreds of years...

Deer dies after running into fence while being chased by dog in Bushy Park  April 15, 2021 United Kingdom, Metro

... chased by a dog without a lead ... Four deer have died in dog attacks in the Royal Parks since March 2020...

Half of the deer in Tayside and Fife could be slaughtered under refreshed cull plans April 14, 2021 United Kingdom, The Courier

... Around 100,000 deer are already culled every year... The next Scottish Government is expected to table new legislation which will give public body NatureScot more powers to cull deer ... 

New measurements on deer management March 24, 2021 Scotland, The Oban Times

... The proposals include phasing out the use of lead ammunition to cull deer, modernisation of existing deer legislation, the development of robust deer management plans and enhanced monitoring of deer numbers...

How London’s deer herds have suffered from the explosion in park visitors during lockdown March 9, 2021 United Kingdom, SW Londoner

... There has been an increase in dogs chasing deer and a growing trend in walkers venturing into more secluded areas of the park where the herd once felt safe... “The deer need to be left alone.” ...

Questions raised over government agency's cull of 1300 deer March 2, 2021 Scotland, Daily Record 

... The Scottish Gamekeepers Association (SGA) says it has been trying to establish the exact reasons the cull was ordered by Forestry and Land Scotland (FLS) ... some deer were shot on private land, which is a criminal offence...

Wild lynx is set to be reintroduced to Britain to cut soaring deer population despite farmers' fears they will attack sheep instead January 25, 2021 United Kingdom, Daily Mail 

... estimated there are two million wild deer in the UK ... The Lynx UK Trust is lobbying for permission to reintroduce the big cat, which was hunted to extinction in the UK more than 1,300 years ago..,

Lynx could be reintroduced to Scotland for the first time in 500 YEARS to help manage deer populations January 19, 2021 Daily Mail

... last seen in the UK around 500 years ago ... Experts hope that if lynx are reintroduced in Scotland, they would prey on roe deer ...

Horrifying moment dog attacks deer in Richmond Park as owner fined £600 January 18, 2021 United Kingdom, London Evening Standard

...  “relentless” as it then attacked and bit the deer from behind.   ... a cyclist who formed a barrier with other passers-by to try to protect the animal, which had to be put down... 

Harrowing footage shows deer with missing limbs roaming North Wales woodland January 17, 2021 North Wales Live

... poachers.  In one small woodland in Conwy, seven deer with missing limbs have been filmed over the past 18 months, including a fawn.  More footage shows a stag stumbling around with a crossbow bolt through its neck ...

Bucking the trend: the Scottish reindeer offering hope for an imperilled species December 21, 2020 United Kingdom, Positive News

... Reindeer are believed to be native to Scotland, but became extinct around 800 years ago due to over-hunting. In 1952 ... Swedish herder Mikel Utsi visited with his wife and thought the area would make a good home for them... the herd has grown from eight to 150 ...

'Sickening and saddening': Charity responds to outrage as deer culled at RHS Bridgewater November 28, 2020 United Kingdom, Manchester Evening News

... The Royal Horticultural Society has confirmed it has been culling deer at its Bridgewater Garden ... criticism flooded in on social media...

      Deer cull at RHS Garden Bridgewater met with 'horror and sadness' November 28, 2020 United Kingdom, BBC News

... secure deer-proof fence has been installed around the perimeter of the garden ... A small population of deer remain within the deer enclosure and there is a plan to safely relocate them at a future date to another location...

Dozens of wild deer ‘trapped’ by huge crowd of 100 people in park November 9, 2020 United Kingdom, Metro

... ‘There was a nursery of fawns... They were surrounded by 150 people ... many of whom were far too close... many photos have emerged of visitors feeding, crowding and petting wild deer...

Petition seeks to stop Lochinver deer cull proposal October 26, 2020 United Kingdom, northern-times.co.uk

...  “We’ve got used to them and they are a tourist attraction. They walk by the shop and do no harm... According to Assynt Community Council, out of 247 survey forms returned, 144 or 58 per cent were in favour of a cull and 75 or 30.4 per cent against...

Isle of Wight Deer Conservation Newsletter 2020  United Kingdom

... Red:-  Our largest land mammal. Native to the Isle of Wight, present until the mid-nineteenth century and again from the late 20 th century. Small family groups and individual animals are occasionally seen in and around suitable wooded are as. There has been some evidence of recently born calves...

Eight men arrested after deer and pheasants killed on roads as they flee from hunts October 13, 2020 United Kingdom, The Independent

... Deer have been run over on roads while being scared by hunts in two separate cases. Eight men were arrested in Berkshire after vehicles ran over deer and pheasants ...

Young deer could starve to death if mothers shot in ‘controversial’ policy  September 3, 2020 Scotland, The Independent

... The SGA suggests mothers, which are still heavy with milk, will be killed under authorisation and leave their orphaned youngsters dying through starvation unless they are also shot...

Call to halt £420,000 plans for 12-mile fence to keep deer away from Highland estate August 26, 2020 Scotland, The Press and Journal

...  “There has been no consultation whatsoever on this initiative which plans to put almost 12 miles of deer fence right in the heart of our most important landscape area”... 

Baby deer suffers seizures after being wrapped in blankets and fox cub locked in shed as SSPCA warn over caring for wildlife August 3, 2020 United Kingdom, Daily Record

... A baby fawn was fed cow’s milk, which can cause life threatening illnesses to deer ... In another incident a fawn was found by the charity having seizures as a result of being wrapped in dog blankets..,

  Moment distressed deer swings in the air after his antlers were snared by a rope left dangling from tree - before RSPCA move in to save tangled animal July 25, 2020 United Kingdom, Daily Mail

... A deer struggled for hours swinging in the air from his antlers after they were snared in a climbing rope hung from a tree ...

Fears that deer was 'attacked and beaten' after being found dead outside football club July 13, 2020 United Kingdom, Manchester Evening News 

... The body of a deer was discovered on land near the Leigh Town Football Club ground in Queensway, Leigh, with 'copper piping' around its neck...  'a man was seen attacking, kicking and beating' the deer ...

Notts police officer helps save terrified deer stuck 40 metres high on quarry ledge June 29, 2020 United Kingdom, West Bridgford Wire

... The plan was to sedate the deer using a dart so it could be then lifted back up the sheer rock face using ropes... The large deer was reached safely and a stretcher, which is used for rescuing people, attached to it and then pulled to safety...

   Distressed' deer rescued by Penlee Lifeboat after swimming in harbour near Penzance June 20, 2020 United Kingdom, ITV

... the noise of moving boats, maintenance works and the public gathering on the harbour startled the wild animal. It caused the deer to swim away towards open water.  At 9.30am, the Penlee Lifeboat was dispatched ...

Dog owners warned as 300 deer are about to be born across London parks June 3, 2020 United Kingdom,, Country Living

... sadly, recent events at the parks have resulted in deer being injured by out-of-control dogs ... "We believe strongly that if dogs are not on leads, we will see an increase in dogs chasing deer, a heightened risk of female deer attacking dogs, and a higher incidence of new born deer killed by dogs." ...

Deer saved from death after becoming stuck beside shed in Aberdeen May 30, 2020 United Kingdom, Evening Express

... the deer was trapped between two buildings ...“If we hadn’t responded so quickly, it could have been dead if left another half an hour.”...

Cross-sectional study of British wild deer for evidence of Schmallenberg virus infection

RM Southwell, K Sherlock, M Baylis - Veterinary Record, 2020

... Schmallenberg virus (SBV) is an orthobunyavirus, carried by Culicoides biting midges, that causes reproductive problems in adult ruminants ... The seroprevalence of SBV in the British wild deer population was 13.8 per cent; found in red, roe, muntjac and fallow deer species, with more in deer further south...

Deer rescued after wandering into Mansfield police station May 25, 2020 United Kingdom, BBC

...  it was spotted on CCTV in the grounds of Mansfield Police Station ...  "wildlife is getting used to quieter towns and less traffic on the roads" as a result of the coronavirus lockdown. [Mr. Parker] ...

Orphaned deer kid saved from Hatfield Moors fire May 21, 2020 United Kingdom, BBC

... Fire crews tackling a moorland blaze saved the life of an orphaned deer kid by reviving it with oxygen...

'Appalling acts of cruelty' - police shock as deers targeted by poachers in Gloucestershire April 12, 2020 gloucestershirelive.co.uk

...  there have been six separate incidents in the past few weeks.  Deer were shot in the jaw, in the neck, and were still alive... 

RSPCA officer uses dish soap to free deer from metal gate March 2, 2020 United Kingdom, UPI.com

... a muntjac deer with its torso stuck in the 6-inch gap between bars... she used dish soap to lubricate the deer's body so it could squeeze the rest of the way through the bars...

Horrible moment deer is mauled by hounds during a hunt February 26, 2020 United Kingdom, Easter Daily Press

... Animal rights activists have condemned the hunting group after footage was taken of the deer trying to run away from the dogs before apparently becoming stuck in a fence and being mauled for around a minute...

Scottish landowners' body slams call to increase deer culls  February 1, 2020 Scotland, The Scotsman 

... About 100,000 deer are shot in Scotland annually... It was also recommended the deer population in the Highlands should not exceed 10 per square kilometre.  ... the red deer population had already dropped considerably to below 10 per square kilometre ...

Deer birth patterns evolving January 26, 2020 Scotland, Irish Examiner

...  deer in the Scottish Highlands are evolving because of climate change, with researchers reporting genetic changes in birth patterns of deer on the Isle of Rum.  Warmer temperatures encourage deer to give birth earlier in the year and the early breeding gene has become more common. Scientists say it is rare to see evolution over such a short period...

Baby deer found with its throat slit in Ribble Valley after gamekeepers heard 'screams of distress' January 17, 2020 United Kingdom, Lancashire Evening Post

... three men, with dogs, went on a night-time, illegal hunting expedition, on private property at Muse Hall Estate... the deer’s throat had been slit and it had an injury to its leg, which appeared to be from a dog...

Call for landowners to be forced to kill more deer to protect trees January 13, 2020 Scotland, The Ferret

... A new report from Scottish Environment Link, on behalf of 18 wildlife, woodland and outdoor groups representing over half a million members, proposes “statutory regulation” to cut deer numbers across Scotland...

  Frightened deer freed near Potters Bar over Christmas period January 3, 2019 United Kingdom, Welwyn & Hatfield Times

... "Perhaps she'd had a bit too much to eat over Christmas and couldn't fit through the gap between the railings! She was very stuck but I managed to gently inch her out backwards...

  Animal rescuers save stranded deer, name them for Santa's team December 24, 2019 United Kingdom, UPI.com

... The RSPCA said a water rescue team responded alongside the Greater Manchester fire service Dec. 20 when the four roe deer were spotted stranded on the piece of land on the bank of the River Irwell in Salford, England... we managed to safely grab each deer from the river ...

Global warming leads to rise in red deer population December 16, 2019 Scotland, 

Daily Pioneer

... A new study has said that Scotland’s red deer are altering their birthing patterns in order to adapt to global warming.  This finding has come in the light of the Scottish Government’s order of culling of the red deer whose population has multiplied over the years. It is estimated that the main highland range in Scotland now has about 4,00,000 of the animals..,

£10million bid to cull Scotland’s deer population awarded to contractors all over the country December 16, 2019 United Kingdom, The Press and Journal

... “The only difference this time is that instead of lots of smaller geographical-based contracts, we are bringing this together under one single Scotland-wide framework.  “The total deer cull figures under the new four-year Framework Agreement are on a par with previous years...

Illegal trophy hunter stabs young deer in sickening footage December 16, 2019 United Kingdom, YAHOO! on MSN.com

... One video showed Price stabbed a deer several times in the neck but not killing it.  A second man then took over and sawed the animal's neck with a blunt knife until he succeeded in cutting the animal's throat...

Deer prudence: new technologies for better wildlife protection December 11, 2019 United Kingdom, IET

... virtual sonic fence devices were bought from Austrian company ITPE Solutions... Optical and acoustic sensors, attached to posts by the roadside, pick up the sudden increase in light from a car headlight, trigger an alarm, which then emits a strobe LED light towards the woodland where the deer are coming from, and a high-pitched sonar signal ...

SNH paints positive picture of deer management December 7, 2019 Scotland, The Scottish Farmer

...  "The SNH report recognises that, overall, red deer densities are now below 10/sq km and continue to decline due to culling at higher levels than in the past. Around 22% of the red deer population is culled annually...

Deer‐mediated ecosystem service versus disservice depends on forest management intensity  TD Stokely, MG Betts - Journal of Applied Ecology, 2019

... Overall, our findings indicate that the effects of vegetation management for promoting timber production are highly dependent on the presence of large herbivores... Although deer are thought to reduce crop productivity in many systems, we found that herbivory switched from reducing crop‐tree growth where non‐crop vegetation was retained, to promoting crop‐tree growth when both herbivory and herbicides suppressed competing vegetation...

Concerns are raised over deer numbers in Pitlochry December 3, 2019 United Kingdom, dailyrecord

... “Culling deer is often a factor that’s consider. “But, I think it is up to individuals to protect there homes wherever they are, like putting up fences.  “Some people that were there at the meeting said they don’t want to see anything happen to the deer...

Scottish red deer are evolving to adapt to climate change November 28, 2019 The Weather Network

... scientists say red deer on a remote Scottish island are giving birth earlier in the year... "We evolutionary biologists anticipate this is going to happen everywhere actually. We think there is a lot of change going on in the world and populations are going to have to adapt if they're going to survive."...

Trial launched to reduce number of deer killed by trains November 25, 2019 Scotland, The Press and Journal

... Fawns get stranded behind high fences that they are too small to leap, with their mothers steadfastly refusing to leave their side... Ground has been raised on the railway side of the fence to reduce its height and ground on the outside of the fence has been lowered to deter deer from jumping onto the track ...

The ‘vulnerable’ Chinese deer hunted for fun in the UK September 18, 2019 United Kingdom, South China Morning Post

... A species of small deer originating from the banks of the Yangtze River in China has become an unlikely focus of a campaign against trophy hunting in the UK... listed as ‘vulnerable’ on the International Union for Conservation of Nature’s so-called ‘Red List’ ...

Deer slaughter may not stem rise in Lyme disease, experts warn August 3, 2019 United Kingdom, The Guardian

... Britain’s deer are being unfairly singled out as the chief culprits in spreading Lyme disease, experts claim ... “Lyme disease risk is determined by the density of infected ticks, not the density of ticks,” she [Professor Lucy Gilbert]  said. “And deer do not infect ticks.” ...

Chef William Alldis to face trial over deer shooting in park March 27, 2019 United Kingdom, BBC

... owner of the Cart Shed restaurant in Epping, Essex ... states on its website it champions "wild and locally produced food"...

Deer attacked and killed by pack of dogs in Aberdeenshire March 4, 2019 United Kingdom, The Press and Journal

... Deputy chief superintendent Tom Gatherer said ‘The Scottish SPCA is working with Police Scotland to catch those who are hunting animals such as deer by setting their dogs on them.

Deer were left to starve at stately home February 20, 2019 United Kingdom, EDP 24 ·

... kept the animals in a paddock at Clermont Hall, near Watton.  But King’s Lynn magistrates were told they were given no food or shelter to help them withstand the worst of the winter...

Watch cute moment Bradgate Park deer are served breakfast February 3, 2019 United Kingdom, Leicester Mercury 

... When frosts and snow arrive each winter it makes it hard for Bradgate Park’s deer to get to the nutritious grass that they depend upon for most of the year.  So the team of park rangers are kept busy on cold days, driving around the herds putting down hay and feed pellet ...

‘Barbaric’, ‘Evil’, ‘Sickened’: Edinburgh reacts after armed gang of hunters butcher a deer in Granton January 29, 2019 Scotland,

Edinburgh News

... Stunned workers in the nearby Scottish Gas building saw them set their dogs on the defenceless animal before slinging it over their shoulders and calmly strolling off...

Muntjac deer and grey squirrels dubbed ‘illegal aliens’ under Brexit crackdown January 21, 2019 United Kingdom, MSN

... From 29 March it will become illegal to nurse any that are injured and return them to the wild...

Smart sonic fences are here to stop deer from becoming roadkill December 23, 2018 United Kingdom, Wired UK

... “Since we installed these devices, the number of animal road deaths is down significantly, particularly in the autumn when the male deer cross the road to rut ...  the device will be triggered not by the vehicle but by the animal, through a thermal sensor ...

   Forest of Dean upset over trapped deer fencing deaths December 4, 2018 United Kingdom, BBC

... "I phoned them and thought they were bringing cutters, but no, they came and shot it... "Where deer frequently jump over the fence - we're putting in long bars of wood to stop the deer catching their legs in the netting or the wire at the top." ...

The US hunters paying £25,000 a head to shoot England's finest stags

Express.co.uk

... trophy hunting ... charging astonishingly high fees for the pleasure of killing England's finest red stags... a world record-class animal carries a price tag of £25,000. The cost of shooting a slightly smaller red stag falls incrementally from £18,500 down to £3,500...

Animal charity calls for non-lethal deer controls as major cull is branded ‘inhumane’  November 19, 2018 United Kingdom, The Press and Journal 

... In Scotland, about 30,000 deer are shot on national forestry estate land each year to prevent overpopulation and to protect around 85 million young trees...

  Pregnant deer hit by a car after getting plastic bag stuck on its head November 15, 2018 United Kingdom, Metro 

... ‘Quite simply had that bag not been dumped then the deer would almost certainly still be alive...Its vision would have been severely impaired ...

Richmond Park autumn deer cull 'horrifying and cruel' say wildlife campaigners November 8, 2018 United Kingdom, GetWestLondon ·

... Each year, up to 200 deer are killed - males in February and females in autumn ...

£7,000 to bag a rare deer … how trophy hunting came to the home counties October 13, 2018 United Kingdom, The Guardian

... A ‘grade A’ red deer stag, highly prized by hunters because of its magnificent antlers, can be shot for a £9,000 trophy fee ... Woburn Abbey Deer Park ... The stags looked ridiculous, bred by man specifically to have obscenely large antlers ...

Discovering Yorkshire's wild deer September 16, 2018 United Kingdom, The Press 

... hunted out of existence during the Middle Ages, seeing deer in the Yorkshire countryside can be a special moment... the red deer is the UK’s largest land mammal... Roe deer are the smallest of Yorkshire’s common species ... Fallow deer... Assumed to have been introduced to Great Britain by the Romans ...

Fishermen Find 10,000-Year-Old Skull And Antlers Of Extinct Giant Elk September 10, 2018 United Kingdom, Gizmodo Australia

... The extraordinary specimen belonged to the extinct Great Elk, which hasn’t been seen in Ireland for over 10,000 years ... the largest species of deer to have ever existed ...

Deer cull to take place in Aberdeenshire September 1, 2018 Scotland, Press and Herald

...Forest Enterprise Scotland ... is offering a £78,000 contract to thin numbers at Bennachie, Gartly, Bunzeach and Cushn  ... In Scotland, about 30,000 deer are shot on national forestry estate land each year ...  estimated to be between 360,000 and 400,000 red deer and 200,000 to 350,000 roe deer throughout the whole of Scotland...

'Carnage' as 15 deer shot dead in Wyre Forest field August 4, 2018 United Kingdom,BBC

... "We've witnessed fawns coming out of the forest looking for their mother and being totally distressed," ...

Assynt campaigners honoured at Moy Game Fair for their fight against controversial deer culls August 4,2018 Scotland, The Press and Journal

... Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH) ... wanted to reduce their latest estimated numbers from 7.5 deer per square km to 2.5 deer but it was felt locally that level of cull would devastate the deer population and impact the income produced from deer stalking...

Deer drowns in failed rescue attempt at Southsea July 15, 2018 United Kingdom, BBC

... "A passing boat tried to aid the rescue and lassoed the deer, unfortunately drowning the three-year-old roebuck." ...

Enigmatic Deer Skull Masks Made 11000 Years Ago in Yorkshire Go on Display June 21, 2018 United Kingdom, Haaretz

...Over 11,000 years ago, people in Star Carr were carving eyeholes into the crania of dead deer, presumably using the stone tools found at the northern Yorkshire site...

'Terrified' trapped Swayfield deer prompts netting warning June 16, 2018 United Kingdom, BBC

... head and antlers in the twisted plastic netting at the side of a road ... the netting had been left behind from when the land was used to house pens for rearing game birds ...

Watch deer living on site given green light for housing development June 9, 2018 United Kingdon, Shields Gazette

... approved by planning officials at Gateshead Council ... deer in the field where houses would be built... losing the wildlife corridor would be a huge loss to residents and the community...

RSPCA officer saves life of drowning deer by giving it CPR May 27, 2018 United Kingdom, Metro

... grabbed the roe deer using a pole with a noose on the end of it just before it drowned, then hoisted the ‘motionless’ animal to the side of the pool where he administered CPR...

Scottish deer found dead tangled in discarded fishing gear May 24, 2018 The Telegraph

... A campaign to reduce the amount of litter in Scotland's waters has been stepped up after images of a stag with rope tangled in its antlers were released...

Scottish SPCA appeal after remains of three deer found in bin bags in Aberdeenshire May 15, 2018 Scotland, The Press and Journal

... “The black bags contained the remains of two pregnant adult females and a fawn.  “They had been illegally killed in a way that would have caused a great deal of suffering ...

Tame deer called George beloved by Buckland villagers 'cruelly' killed with shotgun May 14, 2018 United Kingdom, Get Surrey

... A tame deer beloved in the village of Buckland has been shot dead with a shotgun... appeared to have been "adopted" by cattle in the field and was known to approach people at fences and allow himself to be petted... 

Deer warning for Easter hill users March 30, 2018 Scotland, BBC

... deer have been hit hard as food sources were buried under deep and drifting snow... If folk are out and about over Easter, where possible, they should try and give the deer a wide berth so as not to move them out of shelter...

How (and how not) to stop deer eating your garden March 16, 2018 United Kingdom, Telegraph.co.uk

... Both the RHS and National Deer Society give a comprehensive list of 'deer resistant plants', as well as a list of plants you can grow to provide an alternative source of food for the deer... The British Deer Society recommends installing an odour-based deterrent ...

Isle of Wight Deer - a Position Statement from the British Deer Society,  2017

     The British Deer Society understands that the Isle of Wight Biodiversity Group wishes to designate the Island as a ‘deer-free zone’.  Red and Roe deer can be considered indigenous to the Island and, despite periods of absence, both species are continually recorded as swimming to the Island from the mainland. Their presence may therefore be considered to be natural and part of a rich biodiversity...  

     See also: Background information Isle of Wight Deer and Isle of Wight Deer Conservation

Calls to end deer culling in Richmond Park as season begins February 5, 2018 United Kingdom, Get Surrey

... more than 1,300 deer have been killed in the past five years... A petition entitled "Stop culling healthy animals in London's Royal Parks" has already gathered more than 110,000 signatures ...

Asian "Bambi" born in Britain in latest boost to save endangered deer February 3, 2018 United Kingdom, Xinhua

... A baby Philippine spotted deer ... Also known as the Visayan spotted deer ... conservationists are working to save the species from extinction...

  Group capture incredibly rare white hart on camera while walking in the Scottish Highlands January 29, 2018 Scotland, Daily Mail

... He and his pals went walking in the Highlands and spotted a very rare white stag just 200 yards away.  Legend has it that this rare animal brings good luck to those who see it...

Worcestershire Deer culling at woodland slammed as "disgusting" January 23, 2018 United Kingdom, Worcester News

... Worcestershire Wildlife Trust, which owns the woodland, has made the decision to carry out a cull ... "I find it awful that a trust which is meant to protect its animals are killing them, rather than controlling numbers in a more humane method...

Is a hunting loophole being used for the killing of deer on Exmoor and in Devon? December 29, 2017 United Kingdom, Somerset Live

...  hunts can use the ‘stalking and flushing out’ exemption in the Hunting Act to use dogs to hunt deer ... “Stag hunts claim to be undertaking ‘research’ – in much the same way the Japanese Government claim that they are killing whales for research...

Petition calling on The Royal Parks to 'stop culling healthy animals' reaches nearly 80,000 signatures December 20, 2017 United Kingdom, Richmond and Twickenham Times

... There are two deer culls a year in Richmond Park ... between January 2013 and January 2017 ... 1,734 red and fallow deer [were culled in Bushy Park, Greenwich Park, Hyde Park, Kensington Gardens, Regent's Park, Richmond Park and St. James's Park] ...

Culling deer from the air is 'shameful' December 7, 2017 Scotland, The Scottish Farmer

... A report by The Royal School of Veterinary Studies at the time concluded helicopter assisted culls were amongst the worst for shooter accuracy, with flighty deer already on the move reacting to the noise of rotor blades...

Red deer culls using helicopters criticized December 5, 2017 Scotland, BBC News

... Scottish Gamekeepers Association ...  said helicopters spooked the animals ... previous culls had seen some deer being injured and not killed outright...

Scotland's iconic deer in Sir Edwin Landseer's Monarch of the Glen painting is actually ENGLISH ... October 25, 2017 United Kingdom, The Sun

... now it’s been claimed the animal was in fact part of a herd in Cambridgeshire where it was painted... The background could well be from Balmoral where Sir Edwin visited ...

Blind and deaf deer rescued by north-east charity October 15, 2017 United Kingdom, The Press and Journal

...  suffered a serious head trauma and, as a result, had become both deaf and blind... Within a week, it was obvious Amber had regained her hearing ... By October 10, it had become obvious that her vision had improved dramatically...

Wild to domestic and back again: the dynamics of fallow deer management in medieval England  medievalists.net

... 11th/12th-century fallow deer were maintained for many years, presumably as prized exotica...  medieval parks...animals were being moved around the country to stock these newly formed landscape features ... in both the earlier and post-medieval periods fallow deer were perceived as symbols of wilderness, rather than the ‘livestock’ of the high medieval period...

Rutting Red Deer Are Making a Beautiful Comeback September 24, 2017 Scotland, beautifulnow.is

... Red deer recolonized Europe after the mammoth Ice Age ice sheet melted, about 12,000 years ago... although they were once threatened.  Reintroduction and conservation efforts, especially in the United Kingdom, have resulted in an increase of red deer populations...

Deer Becomes Man's Pet After He Rescued and Nursed Her Back To Health: 'It Was Luck'  August 11, 2017 United Kingdom, Inside Edition

... discovered that the months-old muntjac deer had been hit by a car, but was alive and making squeaking noises... “Strawberry,” now 3 years old, is healthy and fits right in with Slater’s two dogs, Cola and Kilo, a pony and a retired racing pigeon...

Heritage group poised to use legal power for first time to reduce deer numbers in north-west Sutherland July 29, 2017 United Kingdom, Press and Journal

... Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH) ... want to reduce their latest estimated numbers from 7.5 deer per square km to 2.5 deer... the Assynt Crofters Trust ... and other landowners, feel the level of cull being called for will devastate the deer population and impact the income produced from deer stalking...

Animal rights activists slam Richmond Park over 'highly disturbing' £10,000 spike in culled deer sales ...  July 29, 2017 United Kingdom, Daily Mail

... The royal park, where 630 deer have roamed freely since 1637, received £24,985 from buyers after the shoot in February 2017, and £15,157 in November last year... Activists called for oral contraceptives to be used to control the population instead ...

Dartington Deer Park opens to the public with a family fun day July 27, 2017 United Kingdom, Devon Live

... The free attraction on the Dartington Hall Estate near Totnes brings 700 years of history to life, as the deer park's origins date back to 1326. Deer hunting was carried out by aristocracy for sport, entertainment, training for battle, food and clothing. The latest deer arrived at the park earlier this year from Powderham Castle...

Assynt crofters "prepared to go to jail" over deer cull July 20, 2017 Scotland, Herald Scotland

...  their fight against a Scottish government agency over the issue of a deer cull...   says the consequences of the course of action being pursued by Scottish Natural Heritage could be financially devastating ...  SNH had wrongly designated the woods as an oak wood, instead of a birch wood ...

'Despicably cruel' deer dog poaching condemned in Cumbria July 5, 2017 United Kingdom, BBC News

... In the past year the remains of 17 deer, thought to have been killed by dogs, have been found within a three-mile radius of the village of Rusland... 

Land owners face hefty fines if they fail to meet deer cull targets June 29, 2017 United Kingdom, Herald Scotland

... face fines of up to £40,000 if they fail to hit annual cull targets in a new crackdown ... Estimates suggest the Scottish population has topped 750,000 ...

Teens witness dog fatally attack deer on Mundesley beach June 27, 2017 United Kingdom, Norfolk Eastern Daily Press

...  My boyfriend ran over and pulled the dog off the deer, and then the deer ran into the water. The dog chased it into the sea and the deer kept swimming out, and didn’t resurface.” ... the owner of the dog ... made no effort to intervene ...

  Secret lives of London’s urban deer June 20, 2017 United Kingdom, Metro

... ‘Every night, on the outskirts of London, fallow deer wait patiently for the city streets to quieten down, before making their way from the woods in to the city streets...

Tough cull powers may be used to cut Scottish deer numbers May 2, 2017 Scotland, The Scotsman

... SNH is ready to bring forward powers under Section 8 of the Deer (Scotland) Act for the first time which would enforce levels of deer culls on the landowners who would face a fine if these are not enforced...

     We should celebrate our red deer not despise them May 3, 2017 Scotland, The Scotsman

... Deer numbers are determined by the amount of food (forage) available in winter. The amount of forage relates both to the climate and the nutrient status of the vegetation. Areas with richer soils support more deer. Deer are mobile. They can travel large distances very quickly. The number of deer at a given site can vary significantly...