Lynx could return to Northumberland

[Darrin Turnbull]

The Lynx UK Trust , a team of international wildlife and conservation experts, is hoping to carry out a trial reintroduction of Eurasian lynx in Northumberland. An application to Natural England for up to six lynx to be released is expected to be made by the summer.

 

 

Lynx could return to Northumberland - Berwick Advertiser

[Mark Bolam]

I'm all for it, amazing animals.

They would take lambs, so compensation plans would need some thinking.

Keepers wouldn't like it, so that's another consideration.

 

Any ideas what area mate?

 

 

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[pycoed]

Wonder if they could be trained to eat badgers before they released them?

[kevinjohnsonmbe]

A compelling case exists for control of the deer population.

[Pinkfoot]

Wonder if they could be trained to eat badgers before they released them?

 

I suspect that would be a scrap worth seeing!

[kevinjohnsonmbe]

I suspect that would be a scrap worth seeing!

 

tenner on Mr Brock!

[Pinkfoot]

Me too. Hard as nails.

[kevinjohnsonmbe]

Me too. Hard as nails.

 

Here he is.....

[Pinkfoot]

Just seen a hoche?

[Matthew Storrs]

Its a nice idea- and I see the logic behind adding a predator back into the food chain to keep everything in balance.

But I can't help thinking id feel sorry for any of these predators lynx/wolfs/bears (add what you will), Everywhere in England is too hemmed in for them to live a truly wild existence and I think they would soon bear (pardon the pun) the blame and be the losers- thinking urban foxes etc, I can see the headlines now- 'walkers attacked by introduced Lynx', These poor animals all need to eat and I reckon a grazing sheep is a far easier target over a deer or badger or whatever. So something else for farmers to have prejudice against..

Just my thoughts.

Scotland, possibly but England no way. I live on Dartmoor- considered one of the wilder parts of England but occasionly I hear people mention re-introduction of wolves or whatever- it would never work. Too many people too little space - unfortunately.