jamamafegan Posted February 6, 2015 Author Share Posted February 6, 2015 Just reading that the beaver trial is over and the findings will be presented to the Scottish Government in May 2015. Hopefully they past the test as it would maybe pave the way for some other species being discussed. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zen Archer (Raconteur) Posted February 6, 2015 Share Posted February 6, 2015 Are they not trialling a reintroduction of Wolves at the moment somewhere? Yes, the Championship. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicken Wing Posted February 6, 2015 Share Posted February 6, 2015 What about pumas? Fabled creatures! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmothecat Posted February 6, 2015 Share Posted February 6, 2015 How would we stop wolves eating sheep instead of deer? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1320Lichtie Posted February 6, 2015 Share Posted February 6, 2015 How would we stop wolves eating sheep instead of deer? Trust an Aberdeen fan to ask.. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Venti Posted February 6, 2015 Share Posted February 6, 2015 They re-introduced the bears in 2012 & look how that went. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
afca32 Posted February 6, 2015 Share Posted February 6, 2015 Honey badgers IMO. -1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DA Baracus Posted February 6, 2015 Share Posted February 6, 2015 Fabled creatures! On some level your years of steadfast denial is almost impressive. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamamafegan Posted February 6, 2015 Author Share Posted February 6, 2015 This is absolutely remarkable. There is no doubt in my mind that this would happen in Scotland too. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D.A.F.C Posted February 6, 2015 Share Posted February 6, 2015 Reintroduce everything for the lols. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vikingTON Posted February 6, 2015 Share Posted February 6, 2015 George Monbiot is still an utter, utter c**t though. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geedub-MFC Posted February 6, 2015 Share Posted February 6, 2015 I voted for all then a non stop 24/7 bloodbath televised on the BBC and narrated by national treasure and gentleman, Sir Davie A 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newbornbairn Posted February 6, 2015 Share Posted February 6, 2015 Where's the dinosaur option? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
topcat(The most tip top) Posted February 7, 2015 Share Posted February 7, 2015 Where's the dinosaur option? If global warming wasn't a hoax made up purely to piss off Reynard then we could look forward to a climate capable of supporting large reptiles. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
topcat(The most tip top) Posted February 7, 2015 Share Posted February 7, 2015 (edited) Racist. Whichever species is best equipped should prosper, outside those that we bumped off the island and need to reintroduce. Red squirrels are quite literally the gingers of the animal kingdom. No one likes them: they will not reproduce. it makes more sense to kill and eat the greys as you get more meat from them. Edited February 7, 2015 by topcat(The most tip top) 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
topcat(The most tip top) Posted February 7, 2015 Share Posted February 7, 2015 How would we stop wolves eating sheep instead of deer? I question your priorities. Venison is far nicer than Lamb IMO 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamamafegan Posted February 7, 2015 Author Share Posted February 7, 2015 How would we stop wolves eating sheep instead of deer? That's an issue. In other countries where wolves live, farmers are given grants to compensate for the loss of livestock. The question then is where would the money come from to do this? I reckon the income generated from resulting tourism could go some of the way for covering this. For the greater good I think it needs to be done. If other countries can cope then there is no reason why we can't either. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vikingTON Posted February 7, 2015 Share Posted February 7, 2015 (edited) it makes more sense to kill and eat the greys as you get more meat from them. Kill to eat as many as you wish of either; culling greys cos' ginger squirrels existed here first is still a ridiculous stance. Edited February 7, 2015 by vikingTON 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dufc1980 Posted February 7, 2015 Share Posted February 7, 2015 Pleasantly surprised by the results of this poll, I definitely thought I would be pretty much alone in wanting bears in addition to everything else.Yeah, it seems the positives of doing so (wildlife tourism, controlling overpopulation etc.) would far outweigh the negatives (attacks on humans, issues with livestock etc.). Not many bears could populate the country anyway, given they generally require a large amount of land and food to sustain them, so numbers would be very low which should limit attacks on humans.In addition to this bears could be carefully tracked and monitored within the country to further reduce the likelihood of attacks on humans.Wild boar would be fantastic for hunting as well! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Kincardine Posted February 7, 2015 Share Posted February 7, 2015 There is another consideration. Scotland ranks high when it comes to glorious scenery. We have a world-class level of beauty but our fauna is boring as f**k. Our only noteworthy predatory mammals are foxes and jaiked-up scheme neds. So I'd say reintroduce the lot and make Scotland's wilderness edgy again. Oh and modify the Protection of Wild Mammals (Scotland) Act 2002 to make anyone with a Burberry cap and Sovvy rings fair game. Tally ho. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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