Deer numbers have grown over the last 50 years, partly as humans wiped out their natural predators, lynx and wolves, and partly because more are surviving winters made milder by climate change but too many deer spells bad news for Scotland's woodlands and wildlife.
Hunters will be paid by the Scotland's nature agency to kill extra deer in a bid to tackle problems in the countryside. Qualified and eligible deer stalkers in two parts of Scotland are being offered financial incentives for killing more deer than they are already. Deer have proliferated in numbers and range over the last 50 years, partly as humans wiped out their natural predators, lynx and wolves, and partly because more are surviving winters made milder by climate change.
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