Earl of Dalhousie James, Earl of Dalhousie is a landowner in Angus. He is President of The British Deer Society, Chairman of East Grampian Deer Management Group and Scottish Woodlands Limited and Vice- Chairman of The Game Conservancy Trust.
Dr Josephine Pemberton Josephine Pemberton is a senior lecturer in the School of Biological Sciences at the University of Edinburgh. She conducts research into the ecology and evolution of ruminants, which includes studies on red deer on the island of Rum and on hybridisation between red and sika deer in Scotland.
Simon Pepper Simon Pepper has been head (currently Director) of WWF Scotland for 20 years, working to secure improved policies on natural resource use issues in Scotland. He has served on official advisory committees addressing environmental issues in forestry, aquaculture, farming and sustainable development and is currently on the National Committee of Forestry Commission Scotland and the management board of WWF-UK. He keeps a breeding flock of black faced sheep on a small holding in Highland Perthshire.
Professor John Milne MBE (Chairman) Lives in Dunecht in Aberdeenshire. He is currently Deputy Director of the Macaulay Land Use Research Institute, having worked for the Hill Farming Research Organisation from 1970 – 1986. He has specialised in research into the grazing behaviour of cattle, sheep and other herbivores, including red deer, and their effects on hill vegetation, especially heather. He has published widely on these subjects and is involved in a range of scientific societies and bodies. He was a Member of the Executive Committee of the Association of Deer Management Groups from 1996-9 and President of the British Society of Animal Science in 2001-2.
Sir Michael Strang Steel Bt CBEHe lives near Selkirk, in the Scottish Borders where he has farming and forestry interests. He was a Forestry Commissioner from 1988-1999 and Chairman of the Native Woodlands Advisory Panel during this time. He is Chairman of the Timber Marketing Group and Chairman of the Scottish Forestry Trust. He is a member of the Forestry and Timber Association, the Scottish Landowners Federation, the RSPB and is President of the Royal Scottish Forestry Society.
Professor Susan Walker OBE Sue Walker OBE lives in Braemar in Aberdeenshire and has particular interests in integrated land and water management. She is a part time Professor of Geography and Environment at the University of Aberdeen and is a freelance consultant. She is a Board Member of SNH and from 1999 until 2002 was a Board Member of the North of Scotland Water Authority. She is a Member of the Fisheries (Electricity) Committee. Previously, she worked for twenty years in water and environment management in the North West of England, latterly with the Environment Agency.
