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Professor McCracken noted that habitat impact assessment had not been taken up much by the DMGs and Des Thompson of SNH stated –
“It was clear from Professor McCracken’s evidence last week on the SRUC’s review that more effort and resource needs to go into developing habitat impact assessments, working with deer management groups and members, so that we are much clearer about the adjustments in deer management that are needed in order to meet different objectives.”iiEnvironment, Climate Change and Land Reform Committee, Official Report, 24 January 2017, Col 53
In oral evidence, Maggie Keegan of the Scottish Wildlife Trust, highlighted –
“habitats take a long time to recover, so there should be some urgency about not waiting.