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Lynx reintroduction
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Chris Hogg wrote: On Sun, 03 May 2015 09:59:59 +0100, Fuschia wrote: On Sun, 3 May 2015 08:30:52 +0100, (Larry Stoter) wrote: Christina Websell wrote: "Bob Hobden" wrote in message ... Interesting reintroduction planned for specific areas, it's worked in some other areas of Europe and we certainly need something to control the Deer. http://www.lynxuk.org/ Absolutely NOT. Oh, definitely yes. Prefered prey is deer of which there are far to many in the UK - because there are no natural predators - causing all sorts of habitat destruction. Reintroduction of Lynx is already happening in large parts of Western Europe and seems to be going fairly well. Lynx would be a marvellous addition to many ecosystems. Lynx are without doubt lovely creatures. But if there is an excessive deer population, wouldn't it be better for humans to eat them rather than import wild animals to do the job? Venison is delicious and much more healthy than most farm animals. and culling by a trained marksman is surely more humane that being chased, brought down and gored to death by a lynx. Ye gods and little fishes - just HOW many errors can you introduce into a simple sentence? The most problematic deer are muntjac and roe, which are woodland animals - dense cover in the first case - and both live in densely populated areas, including suburbia (especially the former). There are also damn-few people in the UK who know how to shoot safely under such conditions - and a much larger pool of 'trained marksmen' who are little better than official and trigger happy gunsels (e.g. police firearms officers). We SO want such people firing high-velocity 0.24"+ rounds in such places! Also, lynx do not have horns, are not cursory predators, and kill (like most cats) by biting the throat, leading to a quick death or escape. They also kill the old, ill and weak animals, reducing the number that die a lingering death, unlike hunters who prefer healthy animals. And, on another topic, lynx are very shy and almost never eat pets in the areas where they coexist. I agree that the hysteria of the seriously ignorant British public would be a major problem, as would the objections of those who breed peasants, sorry, pheasants for slaughter. And, no, I am not one of the "Don't shoot the little birdies" brigade - I have done it myself, but not like that. Our woodlands are facing a catastrophe, and so are many of the woodland birds and animals, because of the uncontrolled deer population. In the 1950s, it was kept down by farm dogs roaming free at night (and shooting them with shotguns), but they have got out of control since that stopped. We desperately need lynx back, and we need them back NOW. Regards, Nick Maclaren. |
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Lynx reintroduction
On Sun, 03 May 2015 11:59:52 +0100, Nick Maclaren wrote:
In article , Chris Hogg wrote: [] and culling by a trained marksman is surely more humane that being chased, brought down and gored to death by a lynx. Ye gods and little fishes - just HOW many errors can you introduce into a simple sentence? The most problematic deer are muntjac and roe, which are woodland animals - dense cover in the first case - and both live in densely populated areas, including suburbia (especially the former). There are also damn-few people in the UK who know how to shoot safely under such conditions - and a much larger pool of 'trained marksmen' who are little better than official and trigger happy gunsels (e.g. police firearms officers). We SO want such people firing high-velocity 0.24"+ rounds in such places! Also, lynx do not have horns, are not cursory predators, and kill (like most cats) by biting the throat, leading to a quick death or escape. They also kill the old, ill and weak animals, reducing the number that die a lingering death, unlike hunters who prefer healthy animals. And, on another topic, lynx are very shy and almost never eat pets in the areas where they coexist. I agree that the hysteria of the seriously ignorant British public would be a major problem, as would the objections of those who breed peasants, sorry, pheasants for slaughter. And, no, I am not one of the "Don't shoot the little birdies" brigade - I have done it myself, but not like that. Our woodlands are facing a catastrophe, and so are many of the woodland birds and animals, because of the uncontrolled deer population. In the 1950s, it was kept down by farm dogs roaming free at night (and shooting them with shotguns), but they have got out of control since that stopped. We desperately need lynx back, and we need them back NOW. That's a good post, and I agree with all of it, so I didn't snip it. Those of use that live with deer love them, but there need to be far fewer. -- Gardening in Lower Normandy |
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