Rewilding
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I wasn't advocating we eat them I was just correcting someones view that were 2 million deer in the UK which is a wild underestimate. There were approx 2000 Muntjac in the UK in 1963 so their growth has be phenomenal. By the way Muntjacs can be shot all year round as they are an invasive species. It is thought that Muntjac are the cause of 42k RTA every year
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That’s why Humans are so destructive & savage, the rest of the animal kingdom don’t wage war but they do have a war raged upon them. Sad but very true.
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I was Op. Also eat pheasant and rainbow trout but would limit production of these two to those we can use purposefully in our dietary needs. That's where my stance may be different to some. Fishing and shooting should only be for one's table. I will readily admit that I often struggle with this stance and my opinion on the matter may change in the future. That's healthy isn't it, keeping an open mind?
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They certainly have me to convince. Wolves are listed in the Dangerous Wild Animals Act, as a species requiring a licence. To obtain which you have to meet various criteria on containment, protection of the general public etc. They certainly didn't want to let us get off the bus in the Wolf enclosure at Longleat. I don't see that Wolves could be reintroduced safely in this crowded little island of ours. Even in the remoteness of Scotland there are just to many people visiting, walking, cycling, wild camping.
Carefully controlled rewilding ,utilising less dangerous species, I fully support.
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I know your not advocating it ABM, just used your link as it mentioned reintroducing wolves.
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+1👍🏻, the UK is too small an island to both safely or successfully allow a top carnivore like the Wolf to roam free, if it become restricted to an area then it is managed-not wild🤷🏻♂️. In vast countries the Wolf isn’t a major worry, we don’t have a vast country.
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Here's an interesting proposition for Rewilding. This species has never been that common in recent decades but when habitats were more available breeding pairs in the British countryside were more abundant. May be there is a case for encouraging more now as the availability of crop pollinators is being adversely effected by mans actions.
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I dont think the UK is too small just vastly over populated, but thats probably for another thread.
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Fully agree, start at the bottom of the 'chain' and work up to a sensible pinicle. Goodness me, there are some pretty sterile tracks of under utilised land here in GB. It's finding that balance that's crucial. To ignore the issues we face we do at our peril and ultimately to our own collective detriment.
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We have quite large areas of ancient woodland together with a lot of arrable land where we live, and it is not often that when out early morning or evenings we do not see munjac deer far more than other types in the area ,and they do cause problems with damage to replanting saplings and are quite often involved in RTAs, there have been several "meetings" of how to carry out a cull ,so far none have been implemented, as it always comes Dow to when it would be "safe"to carry out as they say we are one of the highest populated counties in the country size wise
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Neither do i but the whale swallowing Jonah is another matter.
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How many animals did Jonah put in the Ark? The answer is none!
Whilst I don't believe in bible tales in general it is for sure Jonah would have had some livestock to feed on. Mind you I couldn't see a chicken flying off and coming back with an olive branch
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A fellow cognitive miser, ET?
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