Wild lynx could be reintroduced into Scottish Highlands
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Wild lynx could be reintroduced into Scottish Highlands
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Re: Wild lynx could be reintroduced into Scottish Highlands
#2Huge opposition likely from farmers. Cool, but uphill struggle I'd say. Within a boundary? Sure.
Re: Wild lynx could be reintroduced into Scottish Highlands
#3Huge opposition likely from farmers. Cool, but uphill struggle I'd say. Within a boundary? Sure.
Maybe he could just stick to releasing them on his own land?
> In 2018/2019 it was reported that Povlsen owns 221,000 acres (890 km2; 345 sq mi) of land in Scotland, making him the largest landowner there.
Re: Wild lynx could be reintroduced into Scottish Highlands
#4Huge opposition likely from farmers. Cool, but uphill struggle I'd say. Within a boundary? Sure.
Maybe he could just stick to releasing them on his own land? > In 2018/2019 it was reported that Povlsen owns 221,000 acres (890 km2; 345 sq mi) of land in Scotland, making him the largest landowner there.
No doubt they will then use it as an excuse to fence the land off and prevent free roaming across it.
Re: Wild lynx could be reintroduced into Scottish Highlands
#5Saw "Wild lynx could be reintroduced" and I wondered what environment used to have a browser but then didn't.
Re: Wild lynx could be reintroduced into Scottish Highlands
#6Earlier quoted context omitted.
Maybe he could just stick to releasing them on his own land? > In 2018/2019 it was reported that Povlsen owns 221,000 acres (890 km2; 345 sq mi) of land in Scotland, making him the largest landowner there.
No doubt they will then use it as an excuse to fence the land off and prevent free roaming across it.
Scotland has had 'freedom to roam' laws for something like 15 years. Aside from a few "common sense" exclusions like quarries and airfields, the only real restriction is that roamers act responsibly.
Any other exclusions would need to be passed into law, which is highly unlikely to ever happen.
In practice these rights work well for everyone.
Re: Wild lynx could be reintroduced into Scottish Highlands
#7Lynx are extremely photogenic, but I can't help wondering - why? They're not endangered, they are aggressive predators, and Scotland's ecology isn't obviously in need of them. The fact that they were common half a millennium ago when the ecosystem was very different doesn't seem particularly relevant.
So if this is just for tourism and/or as a vanity project and there are no solid ecological or scientific reasons, I'm not seeing a convincing justification for this.
Re: Wild lynx could be reintroduced into Scottish Highlands
#8Lynx are extremely photogenic, but I can't help wondering - why? They're not endangered, they are aggressive predators, and Scotland's ecology isn't obviously in need of them. The fact that they were common half a millennium ago when the ecosystem was very different doesn't seem particularly relevant. So if this is just for tourism and/or as a vanity project and there are no solid ecological or scientific reasons, I'…
Maybe it's a vital step to restoring the ecosystem back to closer to what it was half a millennium ago?
Re: Wild lynx could be reintroduced into Scottish Highlands
#9Lynx are extremely photogenic, but I can't help wondering - why? They're not endangered, they are aggressive predators, and Scotland's ecology isn't obviously in need of them. The fact that they were common half a millennium ago when the ecosystem was very different doesn't seem particularly relevant. So if this is just for tourism and/or as a vanity project and there are no solid ecological or scientific reasons, I'…
Maybe it's a vital step to restoring the ecosystem back to closer to what it was half a millennium ago?
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Re: Wild lynx could be reintroduced into Scottish Highlands
#10Lynx are extremely photogenic, but I can't help wondering - why? They're not endangered, they are aggressive predators, and Scotland's ecology isn't obviously in need of them. The fact that they were common half a millennium ago when the ecosystem was very different doesn't seem particularly relevant. So if this is just for tourism and/or as a vanity project and there are no solid ecological or scientific reasons, I'…
Maybe it's a vital step to restoring the ecosystem back to closer to what it was half a millennium ago?
But what is the value in restoring that ecosystem? I am not saying that is a bad thing (it is probably a good thing), I am just curious what the argument for restoration is here.