Sustainable Deer Management A Case Study Report for the Deer ...

For ease of interpretation the 38 criteria which
have been developed for evaluating SDM can be
considered under four broad headings;
Environmental (12)
♦ ♦ Safeguard Welfare of all deer species
♦ ♦ Minimise spread of non-native species
♦ ♦ Secure Favourable Condition of Designated
Sites
♦ ♦ Conserve/Enhance Biodiversity
♦ ♦ Secure Favourable Condition of Nondesignated
Sites
♦ ♦ Mitigation/Adaptation to Climate Change
♦ ♦ Conserve and enhance the cultural and historic
environment
♦ ♦ Implement precautionary measures, such as
forest habitat network creation.
♦ ♦ Increase the role of forestry in environmental
protection including sustainable flood and
catchment management and soil protection
♦ ♦ Increase long-term carbon retention in
woodlands through low impact silvicultural
systems, promoting woodland regeneration
(e.g. by managing grazing pressure)
♦ ♦ Encourage the development and monitoring
of short rotation coppice and short rotation
forestry on appropriate sites.
♦ ♦ Native deer are recognised as an iconic species
and an asset
Economic (16)
♦ ♦ Increase Economic Opportunities Assoc. with
Wild Deer
♦ ♦ Minimise Costs Assoc. with Wild Deer
♦ ♦ Develop the market and supply chain for
venison
♦ ♦ Contribute to Social and Economic
Development of Communities
♦ ♦ Maintain balanced integration between
agriculture, forestry & natural heritage
♦ ♦ Deer management assists achievement of
multiple land management objectives
♦ ♦ Provide security for jobs of good quality
♦ ♦ Satisfy demands of various types of sporting
client
♦ ♦ Maintain balanced age structure across the age
profile
♦ ♦ Maintain/improve the long-term capital value
of estate/property
♦ ♦ Contribute to a financially self-sufficient
business plan where asset value is maintained
♦ ♦ Ensure estate viability.
♦ ♦ Appropriate proportion of tourism income
comes into the estate
♦ ♦ Enable Diversification of income e.g. green
tourism, accommodation etc.
♦ ♦ Non-economic benefits associated with deer
outweigh the net cost of their management
♦ ♦ Retain natural winter mortality to a minimum
through provision of food & shelter
Social (7)
♦ ♦ Increase Participation in Management and
Enjoyment of Wild Deer
♦ ♦ Contribute to Safe and Healthy Environment
for People
♦ ♦ Minimise Negative Impacts of Deer in/around
Communities
♦ ♦ Deer Encourage the Participation of
Responsible Outdoor Recreation
♦ ♦ Community well informed on all aspects of
deer management
♦ ♦ Community appreciates the benefit associated
with deer and their management
♦ ♦ Community proactively educated by the deer
sector
Technical (3)
♦ ♦ Guided by a Deer Management Plan and Policy
Document
♦ ♦ Deer management is proactive and to a
industry recognised standard (BP)
♦ ♦ Ensure skills, knowledge and training
development to manage deer
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