Red Deer - Farmland
Description:Red deer is the largest deer subspecies and actually the largest land mammal species in the UK. Males (stags) weigh up to 190 kg and measure up to 1.37 metres at shoulder height. The emales (hinds) are slightly smaller. Their fur is of a rusty red in summer and of a greyish brown colour in winter. The stag has a set of tine structured antlers, which shed in March/April and then regrow every year.
Life Expectancy:on average up to 18 years
Native/Introduced: Native
Habitat:They prefer woodland and forest habitat, but can also be found in more open areas in higher altitude habitats like the Highlands in Scotland.
Distribution in the UK:Generally speaking red deer has a wide distribution across the UK, though their strongholds are in Scotland's Highlands, Dumfriesshire, the Lake District, East Amglia and the south-west of England.
Status:Least Concern (IUCN Red List), but protected under the Deer Act 1991, the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981, the Hunting Act 2004 and the Wild Mammals Protection Act 1995,
Besides no hunting of deer being allowed at night time, there are Closed Seasons (no hunting allowed) for the stags between 1 May and 31 July (when they cast and rgrow their antlers) and for hinds between 1 April and 31 October (when they seperate from the stags to give birth to their fawns and bring these up).
Missing Location Details:In this case, I do not provide the location as wildlife criminals do poach (illegally hunt) deer in the UK, and furthermore, I know farners do not like deer in their crop fields.
Information Source:British Deer Society, IUCN Red List
Life Expectancy:on average up to 18 years
Native/Introduced: Native
Habitat:They prefer woodland and forest habitat, but can also be found in more open areas in higher altitude habitats like the Highlands in Scotland.
Distribution in the UK:Generally speaking red deer has a wide distribution across the UK, though their strongholds are in Scotland's Highlands, Dumfriesshire, the Lake District, East Amglia and the south-west of England.
Status:Least Concern (IUCN Red List), but protected under the Deer Act 1991, the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981, the Hunting Act 2004 and the Wild Mammals Protection Act 1995,
Besides no hunting of deer being allowed at night time, there are Closed Seasons (no hunting allowed) for the stags between 1 May and 31 July (when they cast and rgrow their antlers) and for hinds between 1 April and 31 October (when they seperate from the stags to give birth to their fawns and bring these up).
Missing Location Details:In this case, I do not provide the location as wildlife criminals do poach (illegally hunt) deer in the UK, and furthermore, I know farners do not like deer in their crop fields.
Information Source:British Deer Society, IUCN Red List
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