Lynx in Thetford forest

[TimberCutterDartmoor]

Release a few lions as the human population is also out of control

 

Particularly in certain areas

[woody paul]

Mad idea, if you were a Lynx and you got the opposition of chasing a deer across open countryside or taking a lamb or anything else fenced in a pen what would you go for.

[corylus]

The missus wrote this article in response to hearing about this, if anyone's interested...

 

 

 

https://theconversation.com/reintroduce-lynx-fine-but-we-must-control-the-apex-predator-38540

 

 

Couple of points re the article.

 

We are all allowed to own guns (previous criminality excepted) and deer DO (not 'might') impact on young trees and certainly on woodland bird populations (I'm sure she knows where to find these papers)

 

Good article though😄

[penfold]

Apparently there are plans to do this in the lakes in Allerdale (I think).

[corylus]

If there are too many deer, of which the common consensus is that this is the case, why the hell don't WE eat more of them and less intensively farmed chemical infused land damaging pork/lamb/beef?

[corylus]

Mad idea, if you were a Lynx and you got the opposition of chasing a deer across open countryside or taking a lamb or anything else fenced in a pen what would you go for.

 

 

Lynx are very secretive, don't like open country and would normally keep away from man/ shepherd/farmsteads.

[woody paul]

The Lynx they are releasing have had human contact so will not be afraided.

Also shepherds do not watch there flocks by night now.

[Paul in the woods]

The missus wrote this article in response to hearing about this, if anyone's interested...

 

https://theconversation.com/reintroduce-lynx-fine-but-we-must-control-the-apex-predator-38540

 

I would suggest a bit of research on gun use and ownership in the UK if she wishes to write a balanced article. Many farmers don't own guns for example, many people who shoot will not shoot animals and indeed some are vegetarian. My main gripe is the use of a photo with a shotgun when they would hardly ever be used on deer. Try talking to BASC.

 

I would also expect Lynx to be protected so not shot, if anything vehicles would be more of a threat.

 

Back to Thetford forest, I thought Lynx mainly targeted smaller animals; rabbits, hare and birds? I could seem them hunting Muntjac but how would the Lynx fair as Munties have evolved to fight off predators.

[Rob D]

Love the idea - saw a Lynx at the weekend as they have one in the Wildlife Center here.

 

 

But know nothing about potential problems on re introducing...

[corylus]

The Lynx they are releasing have had human contact so will not be afraided.

Also shepherds do not watch there flocks by night now.

 

 

If the Lynx have had human contact they will be imprinted and so will not survive well. This has been demonstrated in many 'releases'.