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Wolves might be released in Scotland, there are calls for lynx as well: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-33017511 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-33017511

by m0nty 11y ago

Wolves might be released in Scotland, there are calls for lynx as well: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-33017511 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-33017511 I can only imagine how livestock farmers will react.

jacquesm 11y ago
I've seen first hand the kind of damage a feral cat can do to an adult guy (you would not believe it so no point describing it), I'd hate to walk into a lynx, especially one with young nearby. It's not just the livestock farmers that will react to that one. Lynx are nothing to mess around with if you can avoid them please do.
- pvaldes 11y ago
  7000 car accidents caused by deer in Scotland each year, killing people and causing damages to scottish economy estimated in 5 million Pound. Lynx would help with this for free, saving the lives of many people each year, including the lives of many livestock farmers and its beloved relatives. Lynx will be glad also to control cattle diseases hidden in wild deers and will drive big money from tourists to this areas. The idea that the government will not try to save lives of scottish people, because a few livestock farmers are grumpy and live in the past is totally ludicrous.
  - JoeAltmaier 11y ago
    There are other solutions; its not black-and-white. How about a hunting season on deer?
    - pvaldes 11y ago
      This is the solution that they had tried repeatedly in the past. It obviously didn't worked. They have more deer species than ever, introduced by hunters, including chinese and asian deer species. And is not a perfect solution, because a few people are killed also each year by mistake in the hunting season, of course. More hunters mean a bigger probability of fatal mistakes. Is totally a black and white problem. There is a clearly obvious cure, but is blocked forever by the hurted feelings of a few people that is at the same time strongly subsidized by the entire population. Maybe its time to try something different.
      - JoeAltmaier 11y ago
        Hm. Works just fine around here. They have a doe season, which is far more effective than culling the males, as the next generation is limited by the number of does. They do counts, issue tags, and control the population to a few percent of target. Maybe hunting isn't popular there?

by m0nty 11y ago

jacquesm 11y ago

I've seen first hand the kind of damage a feral cat can do to an adult guy (you would not believe it so no point describing it), I'd hate to walk into a lynx, especially one with young nearby. It's not just the livestock farmers that will react to that one. Lynx are nothing to mess around with if you can avoid them please do.

pvaldes 11y ago
7000 car accidents caused by deer in Scotland each year, killing people and causing damages to scottish economy estimated in 5 million Pound. Lynx would help with this for free, saving the lives of many people each year, including the lives of many livestock farmers and its beloved relatives. Lynx will be glad also to control cattle diseases hidden in wild deers and will drive big money from tourists to this areas. The idea that the government will not try to save lives of scottish people, because a few livestock farmers are grumpy and live in the past is totally ludicrous.
- JoeAltmaier 11y ago
  There are other solutions; its not black-and-white. How about a hunting season on deer?
  - pvaldes 11y ago
    This is the solution that they had tried repeatedly in the past. It obviously didn't worked. They have more deer species than ever, introduced by hunters, including chinese and asian deer species. And is not a perfect solution, because a few people are killed also each year by mistake in the hunting season, of course. More hunters mean a bigger probability of fatal mistakes. Is totally a black and white problem. There is a clearly obvious cure, but is blocked forever by the hurted feelings of a few people that is at the same time strongly subsidized by the entire population. Maybe its time to try something different.
    - JoeAltmaier 11y ago
      Hm. Works just fine around here. They have a doe season, which is far more effective than culling the males, as the next generation is limited by the number of does. They do counts, issue tags, and control the population to a few percent of target. Maybe hunting isn't popular there?