Product Description

The completely revised and updated edition deals with the law and liabilities relating to deer in the UK. In addition one chapter deals with Europe in terms of visitors to and from the continent. Deer have value as a conservation resource and as a traditional sporting quarry. However, they have increased in numbers, and as a consequence the need for deer management has greatly increased. Management issues increasingly focus on the legal implications of the welfare of deer, public safety and maintaining a balance between economic activities and environmental conservation. This is all covered in 'Deer: Law and Liabilities'.

About the Author

John Thornley and Charlie Parkes are Legal Consultants and Trainers in Countryside Law in which they have specialised for 30 years. Both are retired Senior Officers of the Derbyshire Constabulary. During their careers they were instrumental in developing the establishment in the U.K. of Police Wildlife Liaison Officers. They are involved on a national basis in the development of Health and Safety policies in Countryside Sports including risk assessments relating to deer stalking and night shooting. John represents the Police Service on the Deer Initiative Committee and is a Council member for the British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC). They were both awarded the OBE in the Queens Birthday Honours List in 2000, for Services to the Protection of Wildlife

By Charlie Parkes and John Thornley