Why culled deer carcasses in Scotland should be left to rot
Why culled deer carcasses should be left to rot in Scotland, according to experts
This is close to my heart. I have been saying this for years. It will help scavengers, farmers and invertebrates. Iain Dunn. Extract below: {extract below}
Hundreds of thousands of kilos of vital nutrients are removed every year when deer carcasses are lifted off the hill, ecologists have said.
In Scotland, deer populations have been actively managed since 1959, primarily to control over browsing. Currently, all four wild deer species present in Scotland – red deer, roe deer, fallow deer and sika deer – are considered overabundant.
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Iain Dunn
Founder of Earth and Leaf Community Interest Company. Lifelong career as a livestock farming expert backed by an education in agricultural sciences and economics. Now a conservationist, researcher and sustainability campaigner.