The one 8,396 Posted December 30, 2017 Report Share Posted December 30, 2017 Are all the extinct animals , extinct because they tasted fine ? a lot where killed of by early sailors etc to get fresh meat ? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Greyman 25,165 Posted December 30, 2017 Report Share Posted December 30, 2017 Chef,s are one of the best tools to cull any species, the dodo big flightless and tasted good plus totally unafraid of people, the giant tortoise, could be kept alive for months with little space food or water, most of the more famous ones went in simular circumstances before the invention of the refrigerator, in our times it's the insect species that are more at risk because of our Careless uses of insecticides, only when we go back to living with nature instead of trying to control it will our future be secure but times not on our side the way we are going 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
pesky1972 4,926 Posted December 30, 2017 Report Share Posted December 30, 2017 The genetically pure Scottish Wilcat is teetering on the brink and it looks unlikely it'll be saved. I bought a couple of trail cams this year and fancy having a go at capturing footage of one next year. No idea how difficult that'll prove, but would love to capture a few decent images to pass down through the family. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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Greyman 25,165 Posted December 30, 2017 Report Share Posted December 30, 2017 43 minutes ago, pesky1972 said: The genetically pure Scottish Wilcat is teetering on the brink and it looks unlikely it'll be saved. I bought a couple of trail cams this year and fancy having a go at capturing footage of one next year. No idea how difficult that'll prove, but would love to capture a few decent images to pass down through the family. The same bloke that is involved in the Lynx reintroduction is also involved in a project to save them he has a few films on YouTube were he works with local farmers to sterilise the local feral cat populations, trouble with all cats is they can and do crossbreed with many different cat species, good news for the Scottish wildcat is its the same species that lives in many European country,s so we could bring in fresh blood if needed, goodluck with your camera trapping hope you get what your after 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
forest of dean redneck 11,183 Posted December 30, 2017 Report Share Posted December 30, 2017 4 minutes ago, Greyman said: The same bloke that is involved in the Lynx reintroduction is also involved in a project to save them he has a few films on YouTube were he works with local farmers to sterilise the local feral cat populations, trouble with all cats is they can and do crossbreed with many different cat species, good news for the Scottish wildcat is its the same species that lives in many European country,s so we could bring in fresh blood if needed, goodluck with your camera trapping hope you get what your after Am I the only one that thinks the link will wipe them out as they are competing for small game? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Greyman 25,165 Posted December 30, 2017 Report Share Posted December 30, 2017 50 minutes ago, forest of dean redneck said: Am I the only one that thinks the link will wipe them out as they are competing for small game? I,m assuming you meant Lynx, the biggest problem with the tree hugging types that seem involved in a lot of these projects is they are more interested in reintroduction than the environment they release them into, if there are enough prey species to keep an alpha preditor alive and well alls good, but when you release them to places that can't sustain them problems occur, many animals actually thrive because of each other, like the water Vole has benefited from the spread of otters and red squirrels seem to have a strong allie in the pine Martin, so maybe the Lynx may turn out to be an asset to the wildcat, it's all about the bigger picture and getting the balance right than just turning out a crate full of animals that you have decided to reintroduce Quote Link to post Share on other sites
forest of dean redneck 11,183 Posted December 30, 2017 Report Share Posted December 30, 2017 12 minutes ago, Greyman said: I,m assuming you meant Lynx, the biggest problem with the tree hugging types that seem involved in a lot of these projects is they are more interested in reintroduction than the environment they release them into, if there are enough prey species to keep an alpha preditor alive and well alls good, but when you release them to places that can't sustain them problems occur, many animals actually thrive because of each other, like the water Vole has benefited from the spread of otters and red squirrels seem to have a strong allie in the pine Martin, so maybe the Lynx may turn out to be an asset to the wildcat, it's all about the bigger picture and getting the balance right than just turning out a crate full of animals that you have decided to reintroduce Yeah meant lynx bloody iPhone! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DanielG 279 Posted December 30, 2017 Report Share Posted December 30, 2017 2 hours ago, forest of dean redneck said: Yeah meant lynx bloody iPhone! i would think it would work bobcats live alongside cougars ok ,and lynx live alongside cougars ok so i would guess lynx and wildcats would be the same. ? but proofs in the pudding i suppose cheers Dan 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ChrisJones 7,973 Posted December 30, 2017 Report Share Posted December 30, 2017 The only issue I'd see is that the environmentalists would want a zero interference policy. The whole situation would have to be carefully managed to be successful and I doubt that would be how it starts. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
South hams hunter 8,820 Posted December 31, 2017 Author Report Share Posted December 31, 2017 On 30/12/2017 at 16:36, DanielG said: i would think it would work bobcats live alongside cougars ok ,and lynx live alongside cougars ok so i would guess lynx and wildcats would be the same. ? but proofs in the pudding i suppose cheers Dan They already live alongside big cats so a few lynx won' be an issue ? 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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