ABSTRACT
Barbuda’s fallow deer population represents a management and conservation problem. The species is the island’s national animal, has a heritage entangled with that of Barbuda’s human population, and is of considerable socioeconomic importance to the islanders. Yet, as a translocated, introduced animal, which is considered neither domestic nor wild, it falls between the gaps in existing animal management practices and policies. In this way, the fallow deer of Barbuda serve as an exemplar of the multiple issues surrounding existing legislation for animal protection at a global level.
