{"id":10996,"date":"2014-06-01T13:12:28","date_gmt":"2014-06-01T13:12:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.walkhighlands.co.uk\/news\/?p=10996"},"modified":"2014-06-01T13:12:28","modified_gmt":"2014-06-01T13:12:28","slug":"jmt-welcomes-land-reform-proposals-on-deer-numbers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.walkhighlands.co.uk\/news\/jmt-welcomes-land-reform-proposals-on-deer-numbers\/","title":{"rendered":"JMT welcomes Land Reform proposals on deer numbers"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"deer\"<\/a>The John Muir Trust has welcomed the analyses and recommendations made on deer management in Scotland by the Land Reform Review Group, published last week. <\/p>\n

Section 32 of the report, Wild Deer, recognises that “Scotland's population of native red and roe deer are important national assets that should be sustainably managed in the public interest”. <\/p>\n

The report also notes that for 50 years, despite repeated warnings by the responsible authorities (Red Deer Commission; Deer Commission Scotland; Scottish Natural Heritage), wild deer numbers have continued to rise. Consequently, there are a range of negative social, economic, animal welfare and environment impacts.<\/p>\n

Among its proposals, the Land Reform Review Group recommends that changes should be made to the current statutory framework governing deer managements including: <\/p>\n

– Giving SNH responsibility for determining the cull levels required in the public interest within each Deer Management Group area <\/p>\n

– Requiring land owners to apply for consent for the number of deer they plan to cull, to enable SNH to identify situations where proposed culls would not be sufficient to protect the public interest.<\/p>\n

– The Trust\u2019s Head of Land and Science, Mike Daniels, said: \u201cThe John Muir Trust is especially concerned about the damage that unsustainably high deer numbers inflict on our woodlands and other important habitats.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe very much agree with the Review Group\u2019s conclusion that there has been limited progress in addressing deer management issues in Scotland despite many years of debate. <\/p>\n

\u201cThe report makes clear that Scotland has one of the least regulated deer management systems in Europe and\u00a0the current \u2018voluntary approach\u2019 means that landowners can pretty much manage deer however they want, regardless of environmental impacts. <\/p>\n

\u201cWe completely support the report\u2019s recommendation that \u2018improvements should be made to the current statutory framework governing the hunting of deer in Scotland to ensure appropriate culls are carried out to adequately safeguard public interests\u2019.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe would urge the Scottish Government to adopt the recommendations and keenly await its response.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The John Muir Trust has welcomed the analyses and recommendations made on deer management in Scotland by the Land Reform Review Group, published last week. Section 32 of the report, Wild Deer, recognises that “Scotland's population of native red and roe deer are important national assets that should be sustainably managed in the public interest”. The report also notes that for 50 years, despite repeated warnings by the responsible authorities (Red Deer Commission; Deer Commission Scotland; Scottish Natural Heritage), wild deer numbers have continued to rise. Consequently, there are a range of negative social, economic, animal welfare and environment impacts.…<\/span> <\/p>\n

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