"Nick Maclaren" wrote in message
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Des Higgins writes:
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| Of course, the Little Englanders who get paranoid about even the most
| harmless creatures (such as vipers and lynx) are beyond hope.
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| Vipers I can understand.

Why? They are less of a risk to humans in the UK than bumblebees
or mice.

What risks are there from mice???

And how many times have you been stung by a bumble bee? I'd moved and kept
many bombus nests and never been stung.

To improve the image of adders (vipers) a count is going to be undertaken in
England - or it might be UK.

| Small flies and Woodlice scare some people.

It's not the being scared that is the issue, it is the becoming
paranoid. We desperately need lynx in England to deal with the
harm caused by uncontrolled deer.

Guns are enough. That way people can enjoy the meat.

Mary