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The number of deer in the UK is estimated to be at its highest ever, 2 million. Most would assume this number comes from official and frequent country-wide counts. They’d be wrong. It comes from anecdotal, limited and outdated data. Yet, it’s the number being used to decide the fate of your deer.
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Situation
Your deer are currently facing unprecedented threats to their welfare from changes that are being made to their management policy. The changes are being partly justified because of the deer population being at its highest ever: 2 million. However, this number relies on outdated, limited, and inaccurate evidence. Drone technology can be used to solve part of this issue. Despite recognition of this huge knowledge gap and possible solutions, policymakers are still steaming ahead with the changes.
Solution
BDS is striving for humane, effective, and sustainable management policy that puts deer welfare first and that will create healthy deer populations that are in harmony with their environment. To achieve this, it is crucial that policy immediately becomes more evidence driven. To enable that to happen, the UK public and relevant stakeholders must be informed about the issue and the available solutions. Demonstration of the capabilities of drone technology for deer management can support that.
