@sarae an island population of one! Pity that he can't communicate with his fellow island cervids on the #isleofrum on the other side of the Atlantic #cervuselaphus #elk #reddeer #RumRedDeerProject

#EvolutionaryEcology example species for the day. #RedDeer Cervus elaphus L. grazing on the Isle of Rum, Inner Hebrides 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 (Cullin hills on the Isle of Skye beyond.) Part of the #RumRedDeerProject. Photo taken in 1994 but project contines see https://rumdeer.bio.ed.ac.uk/