"Malcolm Ogilvie" wrote in message
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On Sat, 16 May 2015 00:26:19 +0100, "Christina Websell"
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"Nick Maclaren" wrote in message
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Chris Hogg wrote:

Let's take one example: there is no room. Lynx are shy, solitary,
woodland hunters which prey on shy, solitary, woodland deer, and
(where present) have the effect of replacing some of the deer with
lynx. So it's obvious nonsense, and can be seen to be so by simple
data searches.

No, not nonsense. The arguments against the introduction of lynx were
not strong, I'll readily agree, and in fact I found your
counter-arguments quite persuasive. But the arguments against its
introduction were not hysterical. To describe them as such is 'ad
hominem' and ill befits a academic such as yourself.

As I point out above, the argument that there is no room for them
IS nonsense, pure and simple. They would merely displace some of
the existing deer.


What deer? The only deer here are enclosed in Bradgate Park.

However, the Leics and Rutland Wildlife Trust state on their website:

"In Leicestershire and Rutland Fallow Deer are mainly confined to
eastern Rutland and parts of north west Leicestershire, while the
smaller Muntjac is more widespread. Both of these species have been
introduced to Britain. The native Red Deer is only now found in
Bradgate and Donington Parks, apart from the odd escapee. The Roe Deer
is also a native species, and having been hunted to local extinction
centuries ago, it has recently spread back into Leicestershire and
Rutland. Deer browsing is a concern in parts of the counties, but not
yet to the extent that it is in other places, such as Breckland.
However, the situation does seem to be getting worse.

It is widely accepted that deer are more abundant and widespread now
than at any time in the past 1,000 years, and that deer are causing
significant damage to woodland habitats and the species that rely on
them. Due to a lack of natural predators, the role of human control
becomes more important, particularly when the conservation status of
native wildlife is threatened."

You have been warned!

Never seen a muntjac here. Nor a roe. If I do and they become a nuisance in
my garden, my neighbour has a licensed gun and we will share the venison,
it's my favourite meat ;-)
Reds & fallows are confined to Bradgate Park.
Even if deer were a problem here, I wouldn't be in favour of introducing
lynxes. Now that *would* introduce hysteria if we saw a lynx in
Leicestershire!
My colleague had a Bengal domestic cat, he was big and once he got out. The
neighbours thought he was some sort of leopard and called the police who
came out with guns.
Fortunately the police realised that Aragon was not a leopard and he didn't
get shot. Lynxes would have no chance.