Scotland’s wild red deer have bred with Japanese sika deer, serving to reduce their size-
Red deer are similar to American elk, wapiti. Ironically a concern in the U.S. is red deer from “hunting” ranches escaping to breed with elk.
Scotland’s deer are changing shape due to hybridisation. By Jody Bourton. Earth News reporter. BBC
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Ralph Maughan
Dr. Ralph Maughan is professor emeritus of political science at Idaho State University with specialties in natural resource politics, public opinion, interest groups, political parties, voting and elections. Aside from academic publications, he is author or co-author of three hiking/backpacking guides, and he is past President of the Western Watersheds Project.
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The article does not discuss why the Sika deer are there in the first place. Any info? Game farming gone awry?