Red Deer are having sex earlier due to climate change
The latest data from a Cambridge University study shows that Red Deer births in Scotland have moved forward in the year significantly in a trend that correlates very closely with temperature increases over the last 30 years. Earlier births means earlier conception date. There is no evidence, as yet, that there will be any adverse impact to the deer or their diet - vegetation studies are being carried out at the moment, however if I was in charge of tourism in Scotland this is something I would be looking into very carefully.
Posted 1 year ago
by Pete Clutton-Brock
