The Deer Commission for Scotland is an executive non-departmental body of the Scottish Government. It is responsible for the conservation, control and sustainable management of all species of wild deer in Scotland. It also acts as the Executive's advisor on deer related matters.
The Commission consists of 10 members, appointed by the Scottish Ministers. Its head office is at Great Glen House, Inverness,[1] and the organisation is a member of
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History
The Deer Commission for Scotland was formed by the Deer (Scotland) Act 1996.[2]
Role
The Commission has statutory roles under the 1996 Act. This includes: Authorisations which grants the power to cull deer in circumstances when they would not normally have the legal right to shoot them (eg if they are causing damage); and Statutory Returns which individuals or organisations have to complete to provide the Commission with details of culls performed.
In addition, the Commission has a consultancy role including publishing Best Practice Guidelines and Annual Cull Targets.[3]
Criticism
The Commission has been criticized by opponents who accuse it of decimating deer populations, driving them into snow drifts with helicopters to be shot.[4] The compulsory slaughter it carries out has driven foreign shooters away, killing the £100 million Scottish deer-stalking industry, with so few stags to shoot that many return to their countries emptyhanded.[5]
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References
- ^ http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/scotland/highlands_and_islands/5399942.stm
- ^ Deer (Scotland) Act 1996
- ^ Deer Commission for Scotland- what we do
- ^ http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1483865/Trust-accused-of-red-deer-massacre.html
- ^ http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/scotland/article650589.ece
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