Surely there could be consequences?
You'd be very lucky to come across one now!
Many countries in Europe have brought this big carnivores back and nobody has been attack. They have compensation schemes for farmers who lose livestock but these thing feed mainly on deer. There is a massive overpopulation of deer in the UK. The return of these creatures would be a natural control. We would need to proceed with caution and reintroduce them into places that can support them. We are talking about small populations, not thousands.
It would be great for the economy and tourism. The Scottish Highlands may be a good start. The Welsh Desert, a vast empty area of county in Wales and the far north of England may be do-able too.
Don't worry, we have that under control already;
Maybe better to cull some of them ~ responsibly, and supply the meat to Supermarkets at a fair price?
I agree, it should be more widely available. Wild Scottish venison that has been responsibly culled in the Scottish Highlands is available in Sainsbury's and to an extent in Tesco for the same price as the better cuts of beef. It does seem to sell but nothing like beef and lamb in terms of volume. I imagine many shoppers are afraid to buy it because it requires a certain amount of knowledge to cook properly (especially stewing venison) and also because they well happily eat chickens and cows but not those 'cute' deer.
Exactly what happened here when MrsF wouldn't let me pull anything up a while ago.
It's somtimescalled the desert in English, or Ellenydd in Welsh. As I understand it it's essentially the area otherwise known as the Cambrian Mountains.The Welsh Desert, a vast empty area of county in Wales
When I lived near it we called it the Wilderness never heard the term 'desert' being used for it before. I suppose it's the same difference! Not sure if I'd have gone walking there if I knew I might come across a wolf!
Same thing with an unbuilt artificial island in Biscayne bay.
[Sigh]Half of England is flooded and people are drooling about reintroducing animals that build dams.
Pet owners who bang on about the return of wolves might want to sit down and think about that. (DON’T watch if you’re sentimental about pet dogs):
maximus otter
What do livestock farmers think about this?
That is the point about habitat.
To be honest, anyone who lets their dog roam about loose late at night is asking for it to be hit by a car, stolen, accused of 'attacking' someone, killing local cats, etc etc. Dogs shouldn't be out without a person, which will keep the wolves away. That's what I tell my dog, anyway.Half of England is flooded and people are drooling about reintroducing animals that build dams.
Pet owners who bang on about the return of wolves might want to sit down and think about that. (DON’T watch if you’re sentimental about pet dogs):
maximus otter
I do the same! Half of the lawn (it's all of one side of the garden actually but the garden isn't big) is seeded with wildflowers and I've planted stuff like meadowsweet and valerian in the border. I leave that half entirely alone until the end of June when everything has flowered and seeded, and then I only mow it a couple of times before winter. It's still establishing so it looks really overgrown and scruffy but I think it's better for the wildlife. The rest of the grass gets mown more often, but only about once every six weeks or so.
And of course they know the rules,have read the memo and would stay in their designated areas and would stick to eating/attacking large herbivores right?
