Rory Putman

Professor Rory Putman is a Visiting Professor at the University of Glasgow's School of Biodiversity, One Health & Veterinary Medicine. His expertise focuses on wildlife conflicts, particularly the ecological and societal impacts of deer and grazing animals. He advises both private and public sectors on wildlife management strategies.

His research emphasizes the role of deer in shaping ecosystems, including their effects on agriculture, forestry, conservation, disease transmission, and road safety. He has authored 12 books and over 100 technical articles, with recent work published in journals like European Journal of Wildlife Research and Mammalian Biology.

Key themes in his publications include chronic stress in fallow deer, population dynamics of red deer under resource constraints, and risk mapping for deer-vehicle collisions.