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Stewart Robert Hinsley contained the following:

Quoted message said:

Heard on Radio 4 this morning. The (newish) owner of the Alladale (sp?)
Estate (north of Inverness) is proposing to (re)introduce bison, lynx,
bears and most controversially bears to the Scottish Highlands.

Bring back the woolly mammoth...

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On Sat, 27 Nov 2004 09:34:41 +0000, Geoff Berrow <[email hidden]> wrote:

| I noticed that Message-ID: <[email hidden]> from
| Stewart Robert Hinsley contained the following:
|
| >Heard on Radio 4 this morning. The (newish) owner of the Alladale (sp?)
| >Estate (north of Inverness) is proposing to (re)introduce bison, lynx,
| >bears and most controversially bears to the Scottish Highlands.
|
| Bring back the woolly mammoth...

Needs the Saber Toothed Tiger to keep the numbers down.

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Dave Fawthrop said:

On Sat, 27 Nov 2004 09:34:41 +0000, Geoff Berrow <[email hidden]> wrote:

| I noticed that Message-ID: <[email hidden]> from
| Stewart Robert Hinsley contained the following:
|
| >Heard on Radio 4 this morning. The (newish) owner of the Alladale (sp?)
| >Estate (north of Inverness) is proposing to (re)introduce bison, lynx,
| >bears and most controversially bears to the Scottish Highlands.
|
| Bring back the woolly mammoth...

Needs the Saber Toothed Tiger to keep the numbers down.

Yep, Sabre-toothed tigers should keep the number of walkers down....

--
Dave McLaughlin

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Stewart Robert Hinsley said:

Heard on Radio 4 this morning. The (newish) owner of the Alladale (sp?)
Estate (north of Inverness) is proposing to (re)introduce bison, lynx,
bears and most controversially bears to the Scottish Highlands.

Were bison ever native to post-Wurm Britain?

And, I'd've thought that bear were more controversial than wolves.

Personally I like the idea...gives it more of a wilderness feel. Just
wondering where these animals will get there food though

Andrew Gill said:

Stewart Robert Hinsley said:

Heard on Radio 4 this morning. The (newish) owner of the Alladale (sp?)
Estate (north of Inverness) is proposing to (re)introduce bison, lynx,
bears and most controversially bears to the Scottish Highlands.

Were bison ever native to post-Wurm Britain?

And, I'd've thought that bear were more controversial than wolves.

Personally I like the idea...gives it more of a wilderness feel. Just
wondering where these animals will get there food though

There's no shortage of deer in the Highlands.
A few wolves has got to be better than the frequent mass 'culls'.

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Craig Wallace
http://craig.neogeo.org.uk
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Dave Mclaughlin typed:
Yep, Sabre-toothed tigers should keep the number of walkers down....
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Quoted message said:

Heard on Radio 4 this morning. The (newish) owner of the Alladale (sp?)
Estate (north of Inverness) is proposing to (re)introduce bison, lynx,
bears and most controversially bears to the Scottish Highlands.

Were bison ever native to post-Wurm Britain?

And, I'd've thought that bear were more controversial than wolves.

Why not put an electric fence around the Highlands and call it Yurassic
Highland Park. That way a lot of US tourist will get in (but they won't be
getting out :-)

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Quoted message said:

Stewart Robert Hinsley said:

Heard on Radio 4 this morning. The (newish) owner of the Alladale (sp?)
Estate (north of Inverness) is proposing to (re)introduce bison, lynx,
bears and most controversially bears to the Scottish Highlands.

Were bison ever native to post-Wurm Britain?

And, I'd've thought that bear were more controversial than wolves.

Personally I like the idea...gives it more of a wilderness feel. Just
wondering where these animals will get there food though

Solve the fox hunting problem in one fell thingummy. Trap the
foxes rather than kill them, sent them up to the Restaurant At
The End Of The Wossname - ready made meals for bison, bears,
sabre toothed tigers, the lot. And if fox isn't to your
taste, I hear there are a few surplus foxhounds going spare...
<D&R>
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On Sat, 27 Nov 2004 08:23:21 +0000, Stewart Robert Hinsley
<[email hidden]> wrote:

| Were bison ever native to post-Wurm Britain?

There were definitely Aurochs. A huge bovine with long curved horns.
Definitely thin the walkers out a bit.

--
Dave F

Craig Wallace said:

A few wolves has got to be better than the frequent mass 'culls'.

From March?, the government has outlawed the reintroduction of wolves
into England and Wales. It would be classed as hunting with hounds.

C L Imber said:

Craig Wallace said:

A few wolves has got to be better than the frequent mass 'culls'.

From March?, the government has outlawed the reintroduction of wolves
into England and Wales. It would be classed as hunting with hounds.

Doesnt include Scotland though.
don't think there is really enough open land for wolves in England
(maybe Wales)

Andrew Gill said:

C L Imber said:

Craig Wallace said:

A few wolves has got to be better than the frequent mass 'culls'.

From March?, the government has outlawed the reintroduction of wolves
into England and Wales. It would be classed as hunting with hounds.

Doesnt include Scotland though.
don't think there is really enough open land for wolves in England
(maybe Wales)

Dartmoor, Peak District, Lake District, Yorkshire Dales,
Northumberland.

C L Imber said:

Andrew Gill said:

C L Imber said:

On Sat, 27 Nov 2004 10:58:48 GMT, Craig Wallace
<[email hidden]> wrote:

>A few wolves has got to be better than the frequent mass 'culls'.

From March?, the government has outlawed the reintroduction of wolves
into England and Wales. It would be classed as hunting with hounds.

Doesnt include Scotland though.
don't think there is really enough open land for wolves in England
(maybe Wales)

Dartmoor, Peak District, Lake District, Yorkshire Dales,
Northumberland.

Which are surrounded on all sides by towns/villages.
Go to the highlands, and I believe you only have 1 or 2 sides, the
rest is water, plus the highlands slightly bigger than the above
places - move room for them to move and roam

"Stewart Robert Hinsley" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

Heard on Radio 4 this morning. The (newish) owner of the Alladale (sp?)
Estate (north of Inverness) is proposing to (re)introduce bison, lynx,
bears and most controversially bears to the Scottish Highlands.

Were bison ever native to post-Wurm Britain?

And, I'd've thought that bear were more controversial than wolves.
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Call me an old cynic but. . . . .

If this gets the go-ahead, then presumably there will have to be large
fences erected to stop the spread of the animals to neighbouring estates. As
the proposal is also to charge "visitors" to see the animals, one could also
sumrise that the owner will be reluctant to allow free range hillwalkers. Is
it possible that this is only a smoke-screen to circumvent the forthcoming
Land Access changes in Scotland by creating a large and PRIVATE estate??

druidh

Andrew Gill said:

C L Imber said:

Andrew Gill said:

On Sat, 27 Nov 2004 12:17:09 +0000, C L Imber
<[email hidden]> wrote:

>On Sat, 27 Nov 2004 10:58:48 GMT, Craig Wallace
><[email hidden]> wrote:
>
>>A few wolves has got to be better than the frequent mass 'culls'.
>
>From March?, the government has outlawed the reintroduction of wolves
>into England and Wales. It would be classed as hunting with hounds.

Doesnt include Scotland though.
don't think there is really enough open land for wolves in England
(maybe Wales)

Dartmoor, Peak District, Lake District, Yorkshire Dales,
Northumberland.

Which are surrounded on all sides by towns/villages.

So it has the added benefit of population control.

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

Personally I like the idea...gives it more of a wilderness feel. Just
wondering where these animals will get there food though

There are sufficient hills to generate a stream of food walking
through....

Richard Webb

Quoted message said:

Doesnt include Scotland though.

Already illegal here...

First trial in progress.

Richard Webb

RJ Webb said:

Quoted message said:

Doesnt include Scotland though.

Already illegal here...

First trial in progress.

From what I've heard it is still legal to use hounds to flush out
foxes, but not to kill them. Apparently more foxes are now being
killed, as out-running a bloke with a scoped hunting rifle is a little
harder than out-running a pack of dogs.

--
Dave McLaughlin

[censored] Sapiens Non Urinat In Ventum

On Sat, 27 Nov 2004 12:44:48 +0100, "theo" <[email hidden]>

Quoted message said:

Why not put an electric fence around the Highlands and call it Yurassic
Highland Park.

<homer>
mmmm...Highland Park
</homer>