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  Red Deer
Deer in woodland live in small groups but highland deer usually live in larger herds, moving up the hillsides by day to feed and shelter in the deeper heather or woods at night.
The natural habitat of the red deer is forest, but as the great forests of Britain were felled over the centuries, most of them were forced to live on exposed moorland, moving into wooded plantations during severe winter weather.
Red deer farming is becoming increasingly popular, the animals being raised in a similar way to cattle.
www.ypte.org.uk /docs/factsheets/animal_facts/red_deer.html   (1113 words)

  
  Red Deer
Deer in woodland live in small groups but highland deer usually live in larger herds, moving up the hillsides by day to feed and shelter in the deeper heather or woods at night.
The natural habitat of the red deer is forest, but as the great forests of Britain were felled over the centuries, most of them were forced to live on exposed moorland, moving into wooded plantations during severe winter weather.
Red deer farming is becoming increasingly popular, the animals being raised in a similar way to cattle.
www.yptenc.org.uk /docs/factsheets/animal_facts/red_deer.html   (1113 words)

  
  Red Deer Cervus elaphus
Male red Deer are known as Stags, while the females are known as hinds.
Red Deer are inhabitants of open deciduous woodland and forest.
Red Deer in the Atlas Mountains of North Africa live in semi- desert mountain conditions; while in Scotland Red Deer have adapted to live on open moorlands.
www.worlddeer.org /reddeer.html   (1423 words)

  
  Environmental Services Division
Deer are adaptable in their food habits, feeding on grasses, herbs, and aquatic plants in summer and buds, twigs, and some conifers in winter.
One deer skeleton with a broadhead (arrow point) embedded in the shoulder blade was found in 1993 (several tree stands [hunting platforms] were observed along the east property line and near Half Moon Pond); and a pile of internal organs was found east of the east firebreak in October 1994.
The deer population onsite was estimated in 1992 (Thomlinson and Naidu).
www.bnl.gov /esd/wildlife/deer.htm   (838 words)

  
 Raising, marketing red deer   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Sexton says he likes the idea of raising red deer because they are an excellent food source and their meat can be sold to supermarkets and restaurants.
Red deer are in the elk family and will mate with North American elk but not white-tailed deer; however, white-tailed deer will jump over a 7-foot fence and eat forage you set out for the red deer
Stags are kept in one area, young deer in another and two stags and their herds of hinds are in a third area.
www.msfb.com /news/Farmcountry/jan02/reddeer.html   (431 words)

  
 Whitetails.com Red Deer Species Information
Red deer are a protected game species and may only be hunted with a license from the National Parks and Wild Life Service.
Red stags may be hunted from the 1st of September until the 28th of February and Hinds may be hunted from the Ist of November to the end of January (February 28th in Wicklow).
Red deer are a herd deer but group size is influenced by habitat, they form larger herds when living in open country with smaller groups in woodland areas.
www.whitetails.com /deer_info/species/red.cfm   (538 words)

  
 Peatlands | Wildlife | Mammals | Red Deer
The red deer is the largest land animal in the Ireland and the United Kingdom.
The native red deer was once widespread in Ireland with upland blanket bog providing an important part of their territory.
Despite their size, herds of red deer can be remarkably well camouflaged in woodland settings and often the most spectacular ways to see them is on upland bogs.
www.peatlandsni.gov.uk /wildlife/mammals/red_deer.htm   (365 words)

  
 Red Deer information, ecological notes about red, pictures, sounds and video clips   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Red deer are proven survivors, having struggled through the ice age, a period when their natural woodland habitat was buried under ice and when almost every Briton hunted deer.
Red deer are one of the most widely distributed deer in the world, stretching throughout the Eurasian temperate zones from New Zealand to northern Europe.
During the summer, Red deer are dark red or brown with a lighter color of cream on the underbelly, inner thighs and rump.
www.deer-uk.com /red_deer.htm   (4345 words)

  
 ADW: Cervus elaphus: Information
Elk, or red deer, were once found throughout much of the Northern Hemisphere, from Europe through northern Africa, Asia, and North America.
Elk are browsers feeding on grasses, sedges, and forbs in summer and woody growth (cedar, wintergreen, eastern hemlock, sumac, jack pine, red maple, staghorn, and basswood) in the winter months.
Elk are ruminant animals and therefore regurgitate their food and remasticate to aid in digestion.
animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu /site/accounts/information/Cervus_elaphus.html   (1400 words)

  
 Animal Info - Red Wolf
Red wolf cubs are born in dens, which can be located in the trunks of hollow trees, stream banks or sand knolls.
Reasons for the red wolf's decline included hunting, poisoning and trapping (because it was perceived as a threat to livestock, and possibly to people), habitat disruption, and competition and hybridization with the coyote.
Red wolves re-introduced into northeastern North Carolina have utilized habitat types ranging from agricultural lands to forest/wetland mosaics characterized by an overstory of pine and an understory of evergreen shrubs.
www.animalinfo.org /species/carnivor/canirufu.htm   (1433 words)

  
 Feedback Online: from the Association for the Study of Animal Behaviour
An adult female red deer (a hind) may be up to 1.2 m high at the withers whilst an adult male deer (a stag) may he up to 130 cm high at the withers.
Red deer evolved primarily as a woodland species but have become adapted to live in open moorland, for example, on Exmoor and in the Highlands of Scotland.
Female red deer seem to have some ability to control what sex of calf they will have in any year, since healthier females tend to produce a higher proportion of male calves than might be expected.
asab.icapb.ed.ac.uk /resources/cameos/reddeer.html   (581 words)

  
 Defra, UK - Animal health and welfare - Animal welfare - On farm - Codes of recommendations: Deer
All stockmen should be familiar with the behaviour of deer and must be competent in their handling and management to safeguard the welfare of the herd and individual animals.
It is helpful to train deer, particularly as calves, to respond to a distinctive call or inducement, such as feed, and to continue this practice throughout their life.
If of an appropriate size, deer can also be safely and effectively handled by restraining them against the wall of a handling pen by putting an arm around the neck, pressing as close to the animal as possible and using a leg to restrain the rear end just in front of the stifle.
www.defra.gov.uk /animalh/welfare/farmed/othersps/deer/pb0055/deercode.htm   (3208 words)

  
 World Almanac for Kids
DEER, common name for hoofed, ARTIODACTYL mammals of the family Cervidae, usually characterized by bony, often branching antlers that are shed and regenerated annually.
Deer species range in size from the European elk, or moose, which may reach a shoulder height of 2.1 m (7 ft), to the South American pudu, which is 33 cm (13 in) high at the shoulder.
The animals are ruminants, or cud chewers, and have a four-chambered stomach.
www.worldalmanacforkids.com /explore/animals/deer.html   (808 words)

  
 Quality Chinese Herbs - Over 120 Herbs Available Online!
Deer Antler is widely believed in the Orient to strengthen all aspects of a person's life, and is considered to be an ultimate primal essence (Jing) tonic.
Deer Antler is the most precious and the most potent of the substances that fortify the Yang energy of the Kidney, Yang Jing.
Deer Antler is the most precious and the most potent of the substances that fortify the yang energy of the Kidney.
www.qualitychineseherbs.com /herbal_ingredients/deer_antler.htm   (2258 words)

  
 Venison Steaks.com healthy gourmet Red Deer Meats
Red Deer venison is by far the best tasting and leanest, with only 22% of the meat energy derived from fat, as compared with 35-47% for lamb and 33% for beef.
Godric Durham was infuriated by deer nibbling his newly planted orchard, but when patience was exhausted and he resolved to belabour a stag, it dropped to its knees for pardon and was thus led from the garden.
Even though his orchard was again spoiled by deer, he was forgiving enough to harbour a hunted stag for a day and a night in his house." These stories published by Nichola Fletcher, in Venison The Monarch of the Table.
www.venisonsteaks.com /history.asp   (560 words)

  
 Deer hunting and elk hunting, hunting guides, hunting outfitters, hunting lodges - Hunting top 10
Whitetail Deer is designated as the official State Animal of Illinois.
The white-tailed deer eats a wide variety of plant food including many common agricultural and garden crops.
Wyoming - Antelope, Whitetail, Mule Deer, Elk, Cougar, Buffalo
www.huntingtop10.com   (220 words)

  
 Red Deer
It is thought that the only truly native Red deer remaining are found in Kerry; those found elsewhere have been affected by introduction and hybridisation with Sika deer.
Red deer are herbivores, relishing rough grasses, mosses and other mountain herbs.
Due to the extinction of their natural predators, the Wolf and the Golden Eagle (which preyed on fawns), Red deer numbers have to be controlled by man. In the past, his influence had been steadily depleting stocks.
www.irelandseye.com /aarticles/travel/nature/animals/red_deer.shtm   (388 words)

  
 Red Wolf   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Red wolves need between 10 and 100 square miles of habitat to hunt and live.
Pure red wolves are thought to be extinct in the wild.
Today the red wolf population is at 300 captive animals in zoos and captive breeding facilities.
www.thewildones.org /Animals/redWolf.html   (295 words)

  
 Temperate Deciduous Forest Animal Printouts - EnchantedLearning.com
The Brown Bear is a large bear with a muscular hump on its shoulders.
The Red Fox is a meat-eating mammal with a long, bushy tail.
The white-tailed deer is a shy, fast-moving plant-eater.
www.enchantedlearning.com /biomes/tempdecid/tempdecid.shtml   (606 words)

  
 * Fallow deer - (Animals): Definition
Fallow deer were introduced to British parks and forests by the Normans in the eleventh century and have since become the most widespread species of deer in Britain.
The only deer in Africa are small numbers of red deer found in the north in a forested area.
Among the deer of Europe and Asia are the moose (smaller than the American moose, and called elk), reindeer, fallow deer, red deer, axis deer, muntjac, and musk deer.
en.mimi.hu /animals/fallow_deer.html   (351 words)

  
 Potawatomi Red Deer Ranch, WISCONSIN Store   (Site not responding. Last check: )
The tribe carefully monitors the health of the red deer it raises and incorporates sound environmental practices into the ranch property and husbandry of its stock.
The farming of red deer, elk and sika deer was practiced in the ancient world and has been carried out by the Chinese peoples for hundreds of years.
Deer farming also has a long history in the former USSR where selective breeding for particular traits has been going on for over 100 years.
www.wisconline.com /store/profiles/reddeerranch.html   (461 words)

  
 Endangered Species: Deer
The Red Deer's ancestors have survived rough winters since the Ice Age.
Culling - the killing of animals to lessen their numbers - is an important part of Red Deer and environment management.
Animal Planet is collaborating with the United Nations to raise awareness around the world about biodiversity and the importance of protecting endangered species and their habitats.
www.un.org /works/environment/animalplanet/deer.html   (486 words)

  
 Pittsburgh Zoo & PPG Aquarium
White-tailed deer are found over much of North and Central America and northern sections of South America.
Deer are overabundant in much of their range due to their adaptability to humans and urban and suburban construction, and the lack of predators.
Thousands of white-tailed deer starve to death during Pennsylvania`s winters because their population has exceeded the land`s carrying capacity.
www.zoo.pgh.pa.us /wildlife_lookUpAnimal_detail.asp?categoryname=Mammals&animal=20   (368 words)

  
 Farming Red Deer
By the 1960s, up to 100,000 deer carcasses per annum were being recovered, providing the New Zealand entrepreneurs with a supply of wild or feral venison to market to European destinations.
Red deer are pastured in summer with little or no feed supplements, while in winter full feed supplementation is provided.
The red deer have proven to be the most exciting and successful introduction of a major livestock animal in the last century.
www.oldworldvenison.com /farming.htm   (698 words)

  
 reddeer
Red Deer weigh 100 to 350kg and have a maximum lifespan of 25 years.
Red Deer like to live in the grasslands around woodlands, but is usually found now in mixed mountain woodland.
In Red Deer the antlers are cast in March or April.
www.geocities.com /magicgoatman/reddeer.html   (747 words)

  
 Blaschke Exotic Deer Farm: Livestock
Like other deer species, Red Deer fawns are born with white spots, but these disappear by the second month.
Red Deer browse and graze, eating a variety of leaves and grasses as well as shrubs and twigs.
Fallow Deer are native to the Mediterranean region, but have greatly increased their range due to introductions, and now are common in the wilds of Europe and parts of Asia.
www.exoticdeer.org /blaschke2.htm   (1371 words)

  
 Wisconsin.gov - - State Symbols   (Site not responding. Last check: )
State Wildlife Animal: White-tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus) The white-tailed deer, in all its grace and power, perked its ears as it was appointed the state wildlife animal in 1957.
State Domesticated Animal: Dairy Cow (Bos taurus) Reflecting the importance of the dairy industry in Wisconsin's economy and heritage, the docile dairy cow became the state domesticated animal of "America's Dairyland" in 1971.
State Rock: Red Granite Chosen for its economic importance in the state in 1971, the speckled igneous rock is composed of quartz and feldspar.
www.wisconsin.gov /state/core/wisconsin_state_symbols.html   (638 words)

  
 Red deer
Red deer are native to Europe and Asia, occurring as far east as Tibet.
Red deer are most active at dawn and dusk, but may feed more during hours of darkness where they experience frequent disturbance.
Red deer were released near Esk in the late 19th century.
www.nrw.qld.gov.au /pests/pest_animals/non_declared/deer_red.html   (397 words)

  
 Red Fox - The Red Foxes of British Columbia, Canada. Red Fox in BC   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Description - The red fox is a small, doglike animal that is rusty-red with white underparts, chin and throat.
Because of its well-developed sense of hearing, sight, and smell the red fox is an efficient and lethal predator; being an omnivore it eats whatever is available including corn, berries, apples, grasses, birds and mammals.
Tracks - The trail of the red fox generally follows fencelines and the edges of forests and fields in a straight line but this line may vary depending on the animals speed and gait.
www.fishbc.com /adventure/wilderness/animals/redfox.htm   (264 words)

  
 Cs-137 in game
The radiocesium content that accumulates in the muscles of wild animals is determined by the amount of this nucleid in the food the animal ingests as well as by the kinetics of the nucleid in the animals’ bodies.
Figure 2 presents the course over time of Cs-137 activity in red deer from the investigation area of Bodenmais and an adjacent hunting district in Zwiesel, from where the wild boar samples were also taken.
In spring the roe deer begin feeding on forest plants with relatively high concentrations of Cs-137 and so start the opposite cycle of increasing Cs-137 contamination in their muscles.
www.environmental-studies.de /Radioecology/Radiocesium/Cs_E6/cs_e6.html   (991 words)

  
 GPS-Telemetry
Among other animal species or especially in small scale Europe, where even large mammals, for example, red deer often have ranges of only 500 to 2000 ha (GEORGII and SCHRÖDER 1983) position determinations with a variance of less than 100 m are necessary for valid results in studying the movements of wild animals.
Striking is here the pattern of movement of the red deer: it almost always only wandered to the periphery of its range from a central, nuclear area to which it quickly returned.
The location of the animal in the area of investigation is determined by VHF —signals and the data are retrieved at a radio station.
www.umweltanalysen.com /GPS-Telemetry/6.html   (2781 words)

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