Publication - Independent report
The management of wild deer in Scotland: Deer Working Group report
The final report of the Deer Working Group.
Annex 11 - Wild Deer: A National Approach - Indicators and Trends (2016)
The summary table of WDNA indicators and trends is taken from SNH (2016), Scotland’s Wild Deer: A National Approach, Update on Deer Indicators, DSG/2016/05/02, revised 19/07/16.
| Indicator | Status | Trends | Comments | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WDNA Priority: Collaborative & effective deer management planning & implementation | ||||||||
| 1. The number of DMGs implementing an effective DMP as set out in the DMG self-assessment | Data being processed through the DMG self-assessment | See section on DMG self-assessment for more information. | ||||||
| 2. The number of DMGs assessed as functioning effectively against the DMG Benchmark. | √ | ↑ | ||||||
| 3. The percentage of people responding to the Scottish Nature Omnibus who have concerns about deer. | √ | ↓ | The number of people with concerns about deer has decreased | |||||
| WDNA Challenge: Healthy ecosystems | ||||||||
| 4. The number of deer species in the wild in Scotland (and their distribution) | ↑ | ↔ | The number of species of wild deer in Scotland has remained at 4. No additional non-native deer species have been officially recorded. | |||||
| 5. Percentage of designated features where the herbivore targets included in Site Conditioning Monitoring are being met | ~ | ↔ | Although the indicator is stable there is a small year on year increase in the percentage of herbivore targets included in Site Condition Monitoring being met. | |||||
| 6. Percentage of designated woodlands where the herbivore targets included in Site Condition Monitoring are being met. | ~ | ↔ | Although the indicator is stable there is a small year on year increase in the percentage of herbivore targets included in Site Condition Monitoring being met. | |||||
| 7. Percentage of native woodlands that are in satisfactory condition. | Unknown/ uncertain | Unknown/ uncertain | Baseline data See section on woodland impacts for further details. |
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| WDNA Challenge: Economic and community | ||||||||
| 8. Number of wildlife crime offences relating to deer recorded by Police Scotland | ~ | ↔ | The number of recorded deer offences rose to a peak in 2011/2012 and then fell back to its original 2009/10 level in 2013/14. | |||||
| 9. Number of FTE in employment in the deer sector | X | ↓ | The number of FTE in employment in the deer sector decreased between 2006 and 2014. | |||||
| Indicator | Status | Trends | Comments | |||||
| 10. Value of deer stalking to the Scottish Economy | √ | ↑ | The value of deer stalking has increased between 2006 to 2014. | |||||
| 11. Number of deer related road traffic accident | X | ↑ | The number of Deer Vehicle Collisions (DVC) has increased since 2008. This could be due to increases in traffic and/or number of deer. | |||||
| WDNA Challenge: Training and deer welfare | ||||||||
| 12. a) Number of people achieving a deer related qualification (National Certificate – Gamekeeping) | X | ↓ | The number of people achieving National Certificates in Gamekeeping each year has decreased since 2009. | |||||
| 12. b) Number of people achieving a deer related qualification (Higher National Certificate (HNC) – Gamekeeping) | ~ | ↓ | The number of people achieving HNCs in Gamekeeping each year has decreased since 2009. | |||||
| 12. c) Number of people achieving a deer related qualification (Deer Stalking Certificate 1) | √ | ↑ | The number of people with DCS1 has increased year on year since 2008. | |||||
| 13. Number of reported wild deer welfare incidents. | X | ↑ | The number of wild deer welfare incidents has increased since 201. | |||||
Key
| √ | Assessed as positive |
| ~ | Assessed as stable |
| X | Assessed as negative |
| ↑ | Trend is increasing |
| ↓ | Trend is remaining the same |
| ↔ | Trend is decreasing |
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