Revealed: Deer management cost public purse at least £135m in a decade
Deer overpopulation in many parts of Scotland is harming the environment. Attempts to tackle the longstanding issue are costing taxpayers tens of millions of pounds.
The Scottish Government agency responsible for protecting wildlife has licensed the killing of 130,000 wild animals in the last
Landowners, farmers and foresters are licensed to kill more than 1,300 brown hares every year during the breeding season,