The red deer population of Scotland stands at around 300,000. With the extinction of native predators to keep the population growth in check periodic culls take place to ensure the herds are ...

Red and roe are native, while fallow are descendants of deer brought over from continental Europe in the 11th Century. Sika arrived in Scotland more than 100 years ago after they were introduced ...

The number of deer in Scotland should be cut sharply, a report has recommended. A review into the management of Scotland's deer said Highland populations should not exceed 10 per square kilometre ...

Scotland's red deer population is starting to be brought under control following record levels of culling, according to an official progress report. Jump to content UK News Website of the Year 2024 ...

Recent estimates suggest there could be up to 400,000 red deer in Scotland. It is thought that Scotland could be home to almost one million deer in total. The other species are roe, fallow and sika.

In Scotland’s uplands and highlands, red deer management is mostly carried out through voluntary Deer Management Groups, which bring together land managers to plan across much wider areas.

The deer rutting season in Scotland is one of nature 's truly majestic events. Taking place across the Highlands, Red, Fallow and Sika Deer gathering to rut from the end of September until early ...

Prehistoric carvings of animals including red deer with antlers dating back 5,000 years to the Neolithic have been discovered in Scotland. The carvings were found by chance in an ancient burial ...

The red deer (Cervus elaphus) is Scotland’s largest surviving terrestrial mammal, and a keystone species that plays a crucial role in natural processes, shaping the landscape by grazing grasses ...

Red deer living on the Isle of Rum, on the west coast of Scotland, have been giving birth earlier and earlier since the 1980s, at a rate of about three days per decade. New results now show that ...