Rubbish illegally dumped in the countryside is causing appalling suffering to deer, a wildlife expert has warned.
In a recent case, a fallow buck had to be shot after its antlers became entangled in yards of binder twine left in a wood. Another deer caught its lower jaw in a plastic loop and was unable to eat. It too had to be put down. A third animal trapped a foot in a discarded beer can, causing serious injuries.
John Stowers of the Deer Initiative, a partnership dedicated to the management of wild deer in England and Wales, has been called out to deal with an increasing number of deer that are falling foul of discarded junk. He described the most recent case, in which the fallow buck was caught up in binder twine.
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