Includes an update on the group of young lynx found last year. Still a mystery as to where they came from.

  • mr_might44@lemmy.world
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    21 hours ago

    I’m no Scottish person, but as a person in this line of work (conservation), I think one of the most important factors for this to work is not only to ask the public how they feel about it, but also educate them on the why and the how. Why is it important to reintroduce this predator? I understand the ecological dynamics of predator and prey, and how a natural regulation of prey species can benefit the general population (ex. less crop damage due to wild boar), but many people do not. And how should/could farmers protect their livestock from them? Will there be subsidies for taking these measures, or will farmers have to pay it from their own pockets? These are some important questions to consider in my opinion.

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    21 hours ago

    These reintroduction schemes seem to be going great lately. Here’s hoping for another success