LongTimeLurker Posted October 17, 2015 Share Posted October 17, 2015 The speck close to Berlin is almost certainly the Spreewald. In Scotland so much of the Caledonian forest was chopped down to create today's bleak landscape of hunting estates and rough pasture for sheep that there really isn't anything equivalent to that left to provide wolves (or bears, which are not present in the fomer DDR, but are in many of the other areas highlighted in green) with a wilderness habitat. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bob the tank Posted October 17, 2015 Share Posted October 17, 2015 Sorry thought this had been bumped because SlipperyP is heading home 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlipperyP Posted October 17, 2015 Share Posted October 17, 2015 Sorry thought this had been bumped because SlipperyP is heading home I,m sure I'll be quarantined.Just calm the f**k down. Isis, Al qaeda & ladyboys and a touch of Ebola Sars & bird flu all on it's way. Chartered flight straight to leuchers (is it still open). Never mind when you've highjacked 18th at St Andrews is close enough. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamamafegan Posted November 24, 2016 Author Share Posted November 24, 2016 Massive news today. The Scottish Government has announced that Eurasian Beavers will be formally recognised as a native species of Scotland and will be given full protection. This is a huge step in the rewilding of Scottish countryside, for if the beavers had been rejected this would have pretty much ended all hopes of bringing back the Lynx to Scotland. Now, we can hope that this animal will shortly return to our forests.MON THE BEAVERS 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamamafegan Posted November 24, 2016 Author Share Posted November 24, 2016 Government announcement: http://news.gov.scot/news/beavers-to-remain-in-scotland 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ecto Posted November 24, 2016 Share Posted November 24, 2016 The wolf, bring them back, so they can feast on dear, reduce their numbers 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
invergowrie arab Posted November 24, 2016 Share Posted November 24, 2016 1 hour ago, jamamafegan said: Government announcement: http://news.gov.scot/news/beavers-to-remain-in-scotland Brexit means Brexit. Send the buggers back. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bennett Posted November 24, 2016 Share Posted November 24, 2016 Fcuk beavers, more bears please. -1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Ferrino Posted November 24, 2016 Share Posted November 24, 2016 If there is a God, he'd give all of Europe's native species' a vote to send us humans back to Africa, to live with healthy Lion and Crocodile populations. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bennett Posted November 24, 2016 Share Posted November 24, 2016 We'd just deep fry the f ukers. -1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zen Archer (Raconteur) Posted November 24, 2016 Share Posted November 24, 2016 2 minutes ago, bennett said: We'd just deep fry the f ukers. What ye wantin'? Give me an alligator wrap an make it snappy. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamamafegan Posted November 25, 2016 Author Share Posted November 25, 2016 The beavers were first introduced in 2009 in a controlled environment with a view for full introduction. So it's taken nearly 7 years for this to finally happen, which is pretty lousy. Going by that I expect the Lynx will be with us after a decade 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ecto Posted November 25, 2016 Share Posted November 25, 2016 You're beaver daft boyo! And don't call me a buffoon again. Ya wee c**t! So, all this beaver love; Is this through something you have been studying or are you just an animal/nature enthusiast? Beavers are in all honesty a pain in the arse, damming up burns and rivers, causing flooding, farmers hate the beavers, they will end up shooting them, me I quite like a beaver 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bully Wee Villa Posted November 25, 2016 Share Posted November 25, 2016 What dinosaurs were there in Scotland? They should bring them back. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zen Archer (Raconteur) Posted November 25, 2016 Share Posted November 25, 2016 7 minutes ago, Bully Wee Villa said: What dinosaurs were there in Scotland? They should bring them back. They're still in charge of the SFA. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamamafegan Posted February 15, 2017 Author Share Posted February 15, 2017 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-38972081 "Scotland's "dramatic open views and vistas" could be threatened by plans to increase woodland cover, according to mountaineers and gamekeepers. Mountaineering Scotland and the Scottish Gamekeepers Association have jointly written to Scotland's environment secretary." What a joke. Mountaineering Scotland should be ashamed of themselves. We all know gamekeepers are desperate to cling onto as much desolate, bleak moorland as possible for their precious grouse shooting reserves - but to suggest trees will "ruin the view?" What an embarrassment. Have these people never been to the likes of Glen Affric before? It's backwards thinking like this that is holding back Scotland's true countryside potential. Back in the day, Scotland was blanketed in pine forests which supported lots of different species. Then the crofters moved in with the sheep, and then the estates turned the land into grouse shooting moorlands. This has resulted in Scotland coming to resemble, in most part, the surface of the moon. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bully Wee Villa Posted February 15, 2017 Share Posted February 15, 2017 How many species have they actually reintroduced so far, and has anyone seen any of them in the wild? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tamthebam Posted February 15, 2017 Share Posted February 15, 2017 30 minutes ago, Bully Wee Villa said: How many species have they actually reintroduced so far, and has anyone seen any of them in the wild? They've previously re-introduced birds into the wild- Red Kite, Ospreys, Capercailie. I've seen a Red Kite. If you think of something big like a Red Deer unless you're lucky or keen eyed you don't really see them in the wild let alone a lynx or a beaver. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RiG Posted February 15, 2017 Share Posted February 15, 2017 Don't think Ospreys were ever reintroduced in Scotland. White tailed eagles certainly but not ospreys. You see a fair few Red Kites over Inverness way and up over the Black Isle. Worth taking a trip up that way if you've an interest in seeing them. I'd love to see Lynx and wolves getting reintroduced but I'd be wary of their effect on other species that might be struggling such as Capercaillie and Red Squirrels. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamamafegan Posted February 15, 2017 Author Share Posted February 15, 2017 How many species have they actually reintroduced so far, and has anyone seen any of them in the wild? Sea Eagles and Beaver are recent introductions. I've seen Sea eagles and they are magnificant. Let's not forget though that the point of introduction is not just about seeing the animals - it's the ecological impact they have on the landscape. For examples, beavers when they build dams create wetlands that create new habitats for a variety of species. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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