Woodland body Forestry and Land Scotland (FLS) have defended culling red deer on land around Loch Arklet in the Trossachs.
The government body pointed out the cull was necessary because a “record high” amount of the animals is negatively affecting habitats within Loch Lomond and Trossachs National Park (LLTNP). It was therefore vital that numbers are reduced to protect forests, peatlands and designated sites.
FLS had been responding to a complaint from an Inversnaid resident who is concerned about the amount of deer culling being carried out in the vicinity.
