They are out there

Not again - I thought that old thread had died long ago!

"Phil Cook" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Where has Eric gone? A large cat like animal has been sighted (rather
more than that actually - it seems it attacked a man looking for his
pet kitten) in London. Inevitably it has been dubbed The Beast of
Sydenham.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/4370893.stm
http://www.thisislondon.com/news/articles/17411511?source=EveningStandard

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"Phil Cook" wrote ...

Quoted message said:

Where has Eric gone? A large cat like animal has been sighted (rather
more than that actually - it seems it attacked a man looking for his
pet kitten) in London. Inevitably it has been dubbed The Beast of
Sydenham.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/4370893.stm
http://www.thisislondon.com/news/articles/17411511?source=EveningStandard

I still can't see why it's a problem that needs shooting.
One bloke gets scratched at 2am, people get worse from blackberries/barbed
wire/etc. These cats will do a good job of keeping the muntjac and wild pig
numbers down, and after all, some have advocated the reintroduction of the
European Wolf and Lynx for that purpose.

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Regards
Bob
In Runnymede, 17 miles West of London

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Inevitably it has been dubbed The Beast of
Sydenham.

*Sydenham*??? Boggle!

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then you've failed to grasp some important aspect of the
situation.

"Bob Hobden" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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I still can't see why it's a problem that needs shooting.
One bloke gets scratched at 2am, people get worse from blackberries/barbed
wire/etc. These cats will do a good job of keeping the muntjac and wild

pig

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numbers down, and after all, some have advocated the reintroduction of the
European Wolf and Lynx for that purpose.

I think the general argument against reintroducing wild animals into
Scotland has always been that they might prefer backpackers to their more
normal diet ;-)

Rob Devereux said:

"Bob Hobden" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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I still can't see why it's a problem that needs shooting.
One bloke gets scratched at 2am, people get worse from blackberries/barbed
wire/etc. These cats will do a good job of keeping the muntjac and wild

pig

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numbers down, and after all, some have advocated the reintroduction of the
European Wolf and Lynx for that purpose.

I think the general argument against reintroducing wild animals into
Scotland has always been that they might prefer backpackers to their more
normal diet ;-)

Other than bears - which no one has yet suggested for re-introduction -
there are no native species which would pose a threat to backpackers.
However, wolves etc are pretty clever. While it has been suggested that
they would keep deer numbers down, I suspect they'd soon grow tired of
chasing wild meat and head for the handy mutton take-aways which abound
around the highlands.

druidh