§ Mr. Nigel GriffithsTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will give for each forest in the Forestry Commission Inverness district for each year from 1990(a) the culling targets for red and roe deer, (b) the numbers of red and roe deer actually culled and (c) the estimates of the red and roe deer populations.
§ Sir Hector Monro[holding answer 17 May 1993]: The information is as follows:
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Red deer Roe deer Forest Predicted Actual Predicted Actual Year to 31 March 1993 Culloden 40 52 90 74 Glenmore 66 5l 35 23 Inshriach 77 95 80 73 Lael 20 35 5 5 Torrachilty/Black Isle 120 141 20 15 Total 323 374 230 190
Estimated populations of red and roe deer in Inverness forest district in May each year 1990 1991 1992 Forest Red1 Roe Red1 Roe Red1 Roe Culloden 60 270 80 300 70 300 Glenmore 110 150 100 130 90 130 Inshriach 150 300 150 250 150 200 Lael 20 20 20 20 20 20 Torrachilty/Black Isle 400 170 350 150 300 120 Total 740 910 700 850 630 770 1 The population of red deer in a forest will vary considerably during the year as the deer move from the open hill to the forest and back again. The numbers in the forest in the winter are likely to be much higher than the above population estimates made in May each year.