Scottish wilderness reserve

[VinceS]

Wednesday 16th April BBC2 8pm "Natural World". A millionaire's attempt to reintroduce - moose, wildboar, Wolves and bears into Scotland.

Vince

[Kayleigh]

I have preprogrammed this on my controller. Simon King is on for 10 minutes just after. He is in the New Forest to watch the Fallow Deer.

[Dan Salter]

I cannot WAIT for this tonight...i think it will be my favourite NW of the current lot!....(although the snow leopards was great)

Im basing my next assignment on tonights topic so it better be good! ha ha

im going to put a heads up for this on the TV thread under the NATURAL WORLD thread incase people miss this one?

[Dogghound]

Great program good look to the guy, seems so many laws against what is in my eyes is a positive step forward for conservation. I honestly dont see a problem with this.

[Dan Salter]

Originally Posted by Dogghound

Great program good look to the guy, seems so many laws against what is in my eyes is a positive step forward for conservation. I honestly dont see a problem with this.

Yeah i also thought he 'looked' pretty good? (especially his tattersal shirts) ha ha

But yes...i really feel for him...it does not seem to matter at what level a project from a small wildlife pond to landscape scale conservation project, the powers that be always seem to make it extremely difficult to do something that is ultimately positive.

[deer boy]

What a great idea Paul Lister has shame not everyone agrees.I would much rather see animals hunting one another than someone with a gun hunting.At least it would be natural & the fittest survive.

[Dan Salter]

Of course Paul lister is certainly not the original thinker behind the whole idea of rewildling...and he is not the only person putting it into practice as the doc kind of implied?...there are several projects going on...but i think his is one of the most well known.

We had Peter Taylor of rewilding fame come and lecture at my college...his book "Beyond Conservation" is well worth looking at if this doc got you thinking?

[deer boy]

Originally Posted by Dan Salter

Of course Paul lister is certainly not the original thinker behind the whole idea of rewildling...and he is not the only person putting it into practice as the doc kind of implied?...there are several projects going on...but i think his is one of the most well known.

We had Peter Taylor of rewilding fame come and lecture at my college...his book "Beyond Conservation" is well worth looking at if this doc got you thinking?

Good point the point i was trying to make was that it was a good idea what he was doing with his estate, unlike his neighbours who didn't join in. Lets hope he succeeds in his project

[Dan Salter]

Originally Posted by deer boy

Good point the point i was trying to make was that it was a good idea what he was doing with his estate, unlike his neighbours who didn't join in. Lets hope he succeeds in his project

I hope it works...and although i enjoy walking/hiking...the mountaineering/ramblers guy...well...its just being difficult for the sake of it, of all the land in the highlands they CAN walk...they are moaning because they cant walk through his project??.

I would put a gate in and give all the ramblers a key, stock the estate with wolves, bears, lynx, wildboar and wildcat...then say, you are more than welcome to all come walking through!

[Kayleigh]

Originally Posted by Dan Salter

I hope it works...and although i enjoy walking/hiking...the mountaineering/ramblers guy...well...its just being difficult for the sake of it, of all the land in the highlands they CAN walk...they are moaning because they cant walk through his project??.

I would put a gate in and give all the ramblers a key, stock the estate with wolves, bears, lynx, wildboar and wildcat...then say, you are more than welcome to all come walking through!

Then he would get sued if a rambler got attacked