Deer – AHR

Less herd-dependent individual animals are more intelligent and innovative

Deer, Goats, horse behavior, Horses, Sheep / By MikeB

For me, this is a scientific study which has resulted in a common-sense conclusion but it deserves to be stated. Scientists at the universities of Barcelona and Leipzig and the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology in Germany came to the conclusion that the more independent and less herd-dependent an individual animal is the more …

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Suggestions to shoot muntjac deer in the UK as they are pests

Animal cruelty, Animal laws, Deer, foods / By MikeB

Ali Hussain, writing for The Sunday Times, is fed up with muntjac deer and he has suggested that they are shot and eaten. But he admits that there are problems with the suggestion. Firstly, he tells us that he bought a home in Norfolk close to the Waveney River because he had harboured for a …

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Sport hunter pets deer he was about to shoot as it befriends him

Hunters shoot exhausted stag at close range after 3-hour chase with dogs

Elk blinded by feed bag on its head

Deer / By MikeB

It is distressing to see any animal with a bag or a tin covering their head. In every instance the animal was looking for food and rummaging around with their tongue at the bottom of the bag or the base of a tin. The object becomes jammed on their head and bingo they are blinded …

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Deer and golden retriever play together

Deer / By MikeB

The dog’s owner said that their golden retriever had the job of protecting their apple trees from deer who enjoyed eating the apples but it turned out differently for this individual deer. They formed a friendship and began to play together. It is great to see. It is entirely instinctive. There appears to be no …

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Irresponsible dog owners in the Royal Parks, UK

Deer / By MikeB

Simon Richards, the manager of the Bushy Park, UK said that there had been 58 dog incidents since March. By ‘incident’ I mean dogs creating a problem for the health and welfare of the deer in the parks and other human users. Not long ago I wrote about a dog which attacked a deer when …

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Irresponsible dog owners in Richmond Park allow dogs to attack deer

9 deer shot to get them off RHS Garden Bridgewater

Deer / By MikeB

SALFORD-NEWS AND COMMENT: The Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) are building England’s fifth national RHS garden on the 154-acre site of Worsley New Hall. It is called RHS Garden Bridgewater and it’s intended to be a “beautiful green place to enjoy all year round”. The construction is extensive as you can see from the photograph but …

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Deer attacked young woman in Richmond Park

Deer / By MikeB

A deer in Richmond Park attacked a young woman who was taking a selfie.