Wild Beasts Trust
The Wild Beasts Trust is an
reintroduce numerous nationally extinct species back into the wild in the United Kingdom.[1]
In part their actions were motivated by a desire to return the British countryside to its original setting. Although woodlands were returning, The Wild Beasts Trust saw the picture as half complete without their original inhabitants. The group wanted increased hunting and food potentials for the countryside. Spokesperson for The Wild Beasts Trust Peter Clarke, a landowner and former
The initial areas for reintroduction appeared to be in
exotic animal licence was required to own any big cat. Richard Dodd, of the Countryside Alliance, said the plan had been a "ludicrous idea... Wolves are dangerous animals. What happens if they start killing children or farmer's livestock?"[2] UK Government department DEFRA further denounced the plans, claiming the reintroductions could be "devastating"[2] to the countryside. Spokesperson Peter Clarke's public defence was that, "Everyone has Little Red Riding Hood in their mental furniture, but that is far from the reality."[2]
Other attempts at reintroduction in the UK
In April 2007 research ecologists at
Aberdeen University, led by Dr David Hetherington, made similar claims to those made by The Wild Beasts Trust.[3]
On 18 April 2008, elk and boar, imported from Sweden, were reintroduced by Scottish landowner Paul Lister. He has further plans for lynx and wolves.[4]
References
- ^ a b "The Wild Beasts Trust". Retrieved 2008-07-17.
- ^ a b c d "Bid to reintroduce lynx and wolf to countryside". Evening Standard. 11 September 2006. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
- ^ "Animal attraction will give Kielder the lynx effect". The Hexham Courant. 27 April 2007. Retrieved 2007-07-17.
- ^ "Moose return to the Highlands". BBC News. 14 April 2008. Retrieved 2008-07-17.