The second of 16 programmes Introduced by Angela Rippon Monarchs of the Glen
Prized by artists, Photographers naturalists and game-hunters as elusive trophies of Scotland's
Highland wilderness the red deer is now being driven from its traditional woodland habitat. Farms and conifer plantations have taken the place of much of Scotland's natural forest, and the deer, once protected by royal patronage, are today more often regarded as pests.
With Phil Drabble , John Fletcher and Phil Ratcliffe , ANGELA RIPPON reviews the natural history of our largest wild animal, its controversial conflict with the forester, and its new future as a valued domestic creature that can grace our tables as game without a chase.
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HUGH MAYNABD , DAVID SAUNDERI Produced by PETER crawtord BBCBristol
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