On 29 June 2017, Roseanna Cunningham MSP, Cabinet Secretary for the Environment, made her announcement about what happens next for deer management in Scotland. This followed the Deer Management Review, which comprised the Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH) 2016 Assessments of Deer Management Groups and its subsequent report, the review by the Scottish Parliament’s Environment, Climate Change and Land Reform (ECCLR) Committee and its report, and the debate in the Scottish Parliament. The Board of SNH also met on 29 June to discuss its next steps.
The Cabinet Secretary’s statement can be seen here.
The SNH Board papers including a paper An Enhanced Approach to Deer Management can be seen here.