Elk in Scotland again?
- Thread starter kenbro
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We can't manage Reds so what chance Elk unless you've Tim243?
I'll get my Whelen!
K
I'll get my Whelen!
K
Way too many uninformed ‘idealists’ jumping on the ‘rewilding’ bandwagon up here of late.
I would also love to see a lot of these species back in the wild but, for me, it seems blatantly apparent that the majority of these folk are choosing to ignore the obvious fact that Scotlands ecology now is vastly different to when these animals last roamed free!
First step for truly successful rewilding would have to be to remove the human ‘footprint’?
I would also love to see a lot of these species back in the wild but, for me, it seems blatantly apparent that the majority of these folk are choosing to ignore the obvious fact that Scotlands ecology now is vastly different to when these animals last roamed free!
First step for truly successful rewilding would have to be to remove the human ‘footprint’?
Rewinding is a good idea but on a list of conservation priorities it would be a long way down.
How about saving existing species first??
Not as interesting as rewinding and poses questions on the failure of policy and media issues such as erridication of mink.
How about saving existing species first??
Not as interesting as rewinding and poses questions on the failure of policy and media issues such as erridication of mink.
Thats what the Lynx will do .... what a crock of shite
Italy is still tying itself in knots over carnivore reintroduction some 25 years after the initiative lsunched!Thats what the Lynx will do .... what a crock of shite
The Alpine row over 'problem bears'
A debate over troublesome bears in the Alps shows the complex challenge of rewilding large carnivores.
www.bbc.com
Apologies KB - appreciate that we’ve strayed off course from you initial query re Elk!
Rhodesianjess
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The biggest deer that I've shot in the UK was a Wapiti/red deer cross. It escaped from the deer farm local to me at the time and the manager rang all us locals and told us to shoot it on sight. I found it drinking from a pond on the estate that I worked on then and duly obliged.
If I remember correctly it was 26 stone with green gralloch and legs removed, weighed with head still on.
Project aiming to return elk to UK moves forward
Work to assess the feasibility of bringing the species back to the UK is under way.
www.bbc.co.uk
Alhamander
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...right, prospective variation for 300 Win Mag sent...(only joking, I know they shoot them with nothing other than 6.5x55s...)
There was a thread about this ^^^ on here some time ago.Project aiming to return elk to UK moves forward
Work to assess the feasibility of bringing the species back to the UK is under way.
Here it is:
Guys
given the recent news do i need to up the calibre I've asked for on my FAC?
on a more serious note I've seen these roaming in Canadian towns and we're really gonna need some sort of plan to keep them in check, they are like a tank being driven by an angry toddler that missed it's afternoon nap
given the recent news do i need to up the calibre I've asked for on my FAC?
on a more serious note I've seen these roaming in Canadian towns and we're really gonna need some sort of plan to keep them in check, they are like a tank being driven by an angry toddler that missed it's afternoon nap
Freeforester
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Yes, but they need supplementary feeding.
