Bison and wolf populations are reviving in parts of Europe • Hacker News Board

Re: Bison and wolf populations are reviving in parts of Europe

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Post by patall » Mon, Oct 05, 2020, 6:38 PM UTC

bttrfl wrote: post #27

The article mentions the need for "habitat corridors" so wild animals can move "freely" to find new mating/hunting grounds. Apparently, Poland has relatively well developed network of corridors across the entire country: http://mapa.korytarze.pl/index_en.html What about Germany?

Germany have similar things though I do not know of a general nature corridor project. There are rather project specific corridors i.e for wildcat (https://www.bund.net/fileadmin/user_upload_bund/bilder/wildk...) or the mentioned german green belt. These are smaller than the thing you link in Poland, however at least the green belt program is an initiative for almost 100% natural reserve (i.e no agriculture or forestry at all) in that area which I believe most other corridors are not. Also, there are lots of local projects to protect old tree alleys along smaller streets etc. that serve a similar purpose.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/German_Green_Belt

Re: Bison and wolf populations are reviving in parts of Europe

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Post by triceratops » Mon, Oct 05, 2020, 6:58 PM UTC

lumberjack wrote: post #22

These environmentalists come off as quite selfish if I might say so. They take public land who belongs to all and redevelop it into their "dream" whatever it may be, and they do not care at all how it impact other people who previously used that public land or people who live nearby. I am not a big fan of these rewilding policies. There are only a few open spaces left where one could previously take a relaxing hike (…

We're not talking grizzlies or polar bears right?

I've had many relaxing hikes, and even camped overnight, in forests with bears and elk. It's not particularly dangerous if you take proper precautions.

Re: Bison and wolf populations are reviving in parts of Europe

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Post by cblum » Mon, Oct 05, 2020, 7:02 PM UTC

globular-toast wrote: post #13

I misread the title and you probably did too.

Twice already.

Re: Bison and wolf populations are reviving in parts of Europe

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Post by dr_orpheus » Mon, Oct 05, 2020, 7:13 PM UTC

The label on one of the images in the article says "The elk is one of the largest herbivores in Europe, besides the bison..."

The image is definitely a moose, not an elk. Is this just a mistake in the article or is "elk" a more general term in Europe?

Re: Bison and wolf populations are reviving in parts of Europe

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Post by blueflow » Mon, Oct 05, 2020, 7:15 PM UTC

dr_orpheus wrote: post #44

The label on one of the images in the article says "The elk is one of the largest herbivores in Europe, besides the bison..." The image is definitely a moose, not an elk. Is this just a mistake in the article or is "elk" a more general term in Europe?

It refers to the same animal.

Re: Bison and wolf populations are reviving in parts of Europe

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Post by thursday0987 » Mon, Oct 05, 2020, 7:16 PM UTC

dr_orpheus wrote: post #44

The label on one of the images in the article says "The elk is one of the largest herbivores in Europe, besides the bison..." The image is definitely a moose, not an elk. Is this just a mistake in the article or is "elk" a more general term in Europe?

in america, moose are elks. in europe, elks are moose.

Re: Bison and wolf populations are reviving in parts of Europe

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Post by valdagger » Mon, Oct 05, 2020, 7:18 PM UTC

I hate to be rude, misogynistic or even downright silly, but how many of you read this as "... largest breasts"?

Re: Bison and wolf populations are reviving in parts of Europe

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Post by tolbish » Mon, Oct 05, 2020, 7:33 PM UTC

globular-toast wrote: post #13

I misread the title and you probably did too.

I had to reopen my closed tab to make sure I read correctly.

Re: Bison and wolf populations are reviving in parts of Europe

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Post by oflannabhra » Mon, Oct 05, 2020, 7:34 PM UTC

ksec wrote: post #33

oflannabhra wrote: post #25

If this interests you, I strongly recommend watching Seven Worlds, One Planet episode 5 [0], which features grey wolves hunting in a village in Italy at night [1], filmed with thermal cameras. It is pretty incredible. [0] - https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000bqjg [1] - https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p07v21x9

Only works in the UK.

I figured the HN crowd was savvy enough to VPN around that, but regardless, I highly recommend purchasing the series. It will not disappoint.

Re: Bison and wolf populations are reviving in parts of Europe

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Post by [deleted] » Mon, Oct 05, 2020, 7:42 PM UTC

triceratops wrote: post #42

lumberjack wrote: post #22

These environmentalists come off as quite selfish if I might say so. They take public land who belongs to all and redevelop it into their "dream" whatever it may be, and they do not care at all how it impact other people who previously used that public land or people who live nearby. I am not a big fan of these rewilding policies. There are only a few open spaces left where one could previously take a relaxing hike (…

We're not talking grizzlies or polar bears right? I've had many relaxing hikes, and even camped overnight, in forests with bears and elk. It's not particularly dangerous if you take proper precautions.

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