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National Deer-Vehicle Collisions Project

www.deercollisions.co.uk

A Project administered by The Deer Initiative

Did you know?

  • that the toll of deer involved annually in traffic collisions in the UK is estimated to lie between 42,000 to 74,000
  • such deer related RTAs result in several hundred human injuries and several human fatalities each year.
  • six main species of deer live wild in Britain with a combined population of over 1.5 million head.

* NEW *

April 2009: With their increase in the English countryside, traffic incidents with Wild Boar can now also be logged here.

Jul'08: UK DVC Project to Continue

(updated 15 / 6 / 2009)

Use the links to find out more about the project, why it exists and how to contribute directly to this important study
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