deer collisions project participation

Participation in the study:

As part of this project we have recruited a core net-work of data recorders from amongst for instance RSPCA and SSPCA Inspectors, Forestry Enterprise Wildlife Rangers and other deer managers who often deal with such incidents. If you regularly deal with injured or dead deer following collisions and would be willing to assist with this study please contact us to discuss the most convenient way in which you can contribute your records, or submit records directly on the 'forms' page.

We are also working closely with organisations such as Police Forces, County Council Roads departments, Insurance Companies, National Trust, RSPCA, British Deer Society, BASC, Forestry Commission and others who may be able to contribute past information and assist us with more standardised record keeping in future.".

Information on insurance claims can potentially be one of the most extensive sources of nationally represenative information . We are most grateful to FORTIS Insurance who have so far been the only company able to extract details of dates and locations of claims relating specifically to deer. We would very much like to hear also from other Insurance companies to help up extent this important sample.

However - In order to gain as full a picture as possible of the extent of minor as well as major traffic accidents involving deer, we are in addition inviting input from any individual members of the public who have been involved in traffic accidents with deer.

If you have any deer related traffic collisions to report please do submit this information to us by clicking the form link on this web-page. There you will be able to enter as much (or as little) detail as you have on each incident on-line.

Advice for stalkers / vets / police and others who are called to deal with injured deer at the roadside may be found in an Advice note developed by BASC and the British Deer Society "Road Traffic Accidents and the Humane Dispatch of Deer" (obtainable from BASC, and BDS)

For information on financial sponsors and fundraising for the project click here