Wild Words: Kirsteen Bell
In the Forward to Understanding Animal Behaviour (Whittles Publishing, 2019), Rory Putman says that he is writing for amateur naturalists like myself.
In the Forward to Understanding Animal Behaviour (Whittles Publishing, 2019), Rory Putman says that he is writing for amateur naturalists like myself.
Over the past 50 years, the number of wild deer in Scotland has increased, as has their range. In the same period, the volume of road traffic has almost doubled.
The new contracts starting in the summer will be broken down by area and will establish minimum cull targets each year.
Kinlochleven resident Debbie O’Hara responds to recent national and local media coverage regarding deer and the Kinlochleven community.
Reminders have been placed on trunk roads to be aware of deer.
A resident petition calling for action has gathered over 200 hundred signatures while Kinlochleven Community Trust has received numerous emails and calls directly from worried community members.
September’s cull of female deer will ‘protect millions of trees’ says the Scottish Government, but ‘angry’ and ‘sickened’ gamekeepers are in protest against this ‘disrespect to deer seasons’, arguing countless orphaned calves will starve.
Road signs warning of deer on the road have already gone up at Glen Coe but are needed between Dalmally and Inveraray