tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7063908328061898266.post708317905541716615..comments2024-03-27T21:31:59.376+00:00Comments on Chris Townsend Outdoors: Rewilding in ScotlandChris Townsendhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04282926597863688874noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7063908328061898266.post-91387592655404539072016-09-14T18:28:25.888+01:002016-09-14T18:28:25.888+01:00i am not so sure that lynx would have much of an i...i am not so sure that lynx would have much of an impact on red deer, in Scandinavia they prey on hares and grouse so they would not go down well with the shooters. I feel that re-wilding in the Scotish context should first and foremost reduce deer populations to a level which permits natural regeneration without fences. Too many people believe that the open moorlands are a natural andy ranshawnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7063908328061898266.post-56948353124240751902016-09-05T19:33:25.489+01:002016-09-05T19:33:25.489+01:00I agree entirely with you Dave. I would love to se...I agree entirely with you Dave. I would love to see the re-introduction of both species but for them it would be calamitous. afootinthehillshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06670636358354420373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7063908328061898266.post-49654996206919295692016-09-04T17:19:34.861+01:002016-09-04T17:19:34.861+01:00Chris, my feeling is that, although the wolf is ve...Chris, my feeling is that, although the wolf is very much the iconic symbol of rewilding, the lynx would be the more appropriate species to reintroduce first. It would need to be on a relatively small scale to begin with, because of the amount of deforestation which has taken place, but a progressive reintroduction would help to bring the red deer population under control, which in itself would Dave Bhttps://ossroad.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.com