ETDeer green place is a road hazardDRIVERS on Glasgow's two motorways are facing a new danger on the roads - randy deer looking to mate.
Electronic warning signs have appeared at various spots along the M8 and M77 alerting drivers of the hazard.
The prominent signals have popped up in the middle of the animals' mating season, which lasts until next month.
Drivers travelling along the M80, A82, A9 near Dunkeld, Perthshire, and the A87 around Glencoe - which all have sizeable deer populations nearby - have also been warned of the potential dangers.
The Scottish Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals said there were 313 calls about collisions with deer last year.
Drivers in and around Glasgow are increasingly facing the danger of hitting a deer