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Deer herds need to be culled
Earth and Leaf Editorial – Deer Herds need to be Culled We revisit the topic that deer herds need to be culled time and again. There are up to 64 deer per square kilometre. The maximum recommended is ten. That is far too many with sheep there too. It needs to be less than three. Generally we are anti hunting, not in this case. Deer Herds need to be Culled, some carcases left on the fell. Deer herds need to be culled if mountain forest is to return (Image: PA) Extract Scotland’s lost mountain woodlands could make a comeback — but only if deer populations are brought under control, according…
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Wildlife Trusts buy part of Rothbury Estate Northumberland ending grouse and pheasant shooting
{Ending driven Grouse and Pheasant Shooting is going to be a mainstay of upland farm sustainability in the future – Earth and Leaf Editorial} {extract below} Ending Grouse and Pheasant Shooting The Wildlife Trusts, in partnership with Northumberland Wildlife Trust, have bought part of the Rothbury Estate in Northumberland and are bidding to buy the remainder of the estate within two years, in what they describe as ‘securing the entire estate for nature and the nation‘. The estate is being sold by ‘Lord’ Max Percy, the youngest son of the Duke of Northumberland; some of his family have been prominent members of the grouse shooting dynasty for decades. The…
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Hen Harriers Disappearing
Hen Harriers Disappearing
