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IMPACTS OF LARGE HERBIVORES

IMPACTS OF LARGE HERBIVORES. Ally Macaskill. Tento projekt je spolufinancován Evropským sociálním fondem a Státním rozpočtem ČR InoBio – CZ.1.07/2.2.00/28.0018. OUTLINE. Deer impacts Deer / grouse conflicts Deer / conservation conflicts NGO land management in Scotland.

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IMPACTS OF LARGE HERBIVORES

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  1. IMPACTS OF LARGE HERBIVORES Ally Macaskill Tento projekt je spolufinancován Evropským sociálním fondem a Státním rozpočtem ČR InoBio – CZ.1.07/2.2.00/28.0018

  2. OUTLINE • Deer impacts • Deer / grouse conflicts • Deer / conservation conflicts • NGO land management in Scotland

  3. UK (Scotland) one of highest density of large herbivores in Europe

  4. FORESTRY • Browsing • Bark stripping / thrashing • Deer culling costs • Fencing costs €11M

  5. AGRICULTURE • Arable crops • Grazing competition • Livestock disease transmission (F +M, TB) €1M??

  6. BIODIVERSITY • Grazing • Trampling (peat bogs) • Depleted ecosystems* • Native species – part of ecosystem *248/957 designated feature unfavourable due to herbivores

  7. HUMAN HEALTH • Road vehicle collisions • Ticks €10M??

  8. OUTLINE • Deer impacts • Deer / grouse conflicts • Deer / conservation conflicts • NGO land management in Scotland

  9. DEER GROUSE CONFLICTS

  10. Socio – EconomicAspect

  11. OUTLINE • Deer impacts • Deer / grouse conflicts • Deer / conservation conflicts • NGO land management in Scotland

  12. Issuewith single spp management

  13. DEEP CULTURAL ‘TRADITION’

  14. Shoots of recovery – culling without fencing: Corrour, Nevis, Quinag

  15. OUTLINE • Deer impacts • Deer / grouse conflicts • Deer / conservation conflicts • NGO land management in Scotland

  16. NGO LAND MANAGEMENT IN SCOTLAND (wildlife, wild land, woodland, birds, countryside) • 2% of Scotland’s land, 10% population are members • (< 4% of red deer cull)

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