jigsaw 11,809 Posted June 16, 2022 Report Share Posted June 16, 2022 Could reintroducing the lynx solve Ireland’s sika deer problem? WWW.IRISHTIMES.COM Restoring native lynx could help manage sika deer, one of Europe’s most damaging invasive species Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jukel123 6,570 Posted June 16, 2022 Report Share Posted June 16, 2022 I support the reintroduction of prey species. They are needed. 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
forest of dean redneck 11,189 Posted June 16, 2022 Report Share Posted June 16, 2022 Do they tree .? If so Could train some fox hounds to tree them ? 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Daniel cain 42,837 Posted June 16, 2022 Report Share Posted June 16, 2022 Something a bit different to slip the dogs on 2 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jukel123 6,570 Posted June 16, 2022 Report Share Posted June 16, 2022 Think there's already been a thread on 'could bull cross kill lynx,wolf, honey badger and werewolf'. 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bird 9,594 Posted June 16, 2022 Report Share Posted June 16, 2022 4 hours ago, Daniel cain said: Something a bit different to slip the dogs on Deff put the pitx greys on there toes lol. It never happen, because the cats, would go for easy prey ( sheep) not a bloody deer, once they killed few sheep farmers would soon be out shooting them, they prob have no time to breed, same if wolves, it never happen, why farmers produce live stock. Fact. 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
pesky1972 4,927 Posted June 17, 2022 Report Share Posted June 17, 2022 Lynx yes, wolves no. Can’t see what harm it would do…, apparently there’s already a healthy population of big cats living in the UK. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
micky 3,325 Posted June 17, 2022 Report Share Posted June 17, 2022 They wouldn't last long in the Midlands if they fed on Rabbits ! Fact . Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Greyman 25,220 Posted June 17, 2022 Report Share Posted June 17, 2022 11 hours ago, bird said: Deff put the pitx greys on there toes lol. It never happen, because the cats, would go for easy prey ( sheep) not a bloody deer, once they killed few sheep farmers would soon be out shooting them, they prob have no time to breed, same if wolves, it never happen, why farmers produce live stock. Fact. Sadly that’s anything but fact, it’s utter nonsense in FACT Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Greyman 25,220 Posted June 17, 2022 Report Share Posted June 17, 2022 4 hours ago, pesky1972 said: Lynx yes, wolves no. Can’t see what harm it would do…, apparently there’s already a healthy population of big cats living in the UK. A population defo healthy population questionable Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jigsaw 11,809 Posted June 17, 2022 Author Report Share Posted June 17, 2022 What way would the lynx hunt greyman?their main form of predation would be what? Would lambs ,sheep be reasonably safe from them? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jukel123 6,570 Posted June 17, 2022 Report Share Posted June 17, 2022 Lynx would primarily prey on Roe. There would be a compensation scheme for farmers who lost livestock. Without being too cynical, I expect farmers would do pretty well out of compensation. Any losses they suffer........ "it was a lynx what done it". 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jigsaw 11,809 Posted June 17, 2022 Author Report Share Posted June 17, 2022 We don't have roe,Sitka are the smallest in Ireland ...so watch out sheep Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Daniel cain 42,837 Posted June 17, 2022 Report Share Posted June 17, 2022 7 minutes ago, jigsaw said: We don't have roe,Sitka are the smallest in Ireland ...so watch out sheep Would think they would hunt rabbit/hare,birds depending on what time of year it was....who knows what they be like at lambing time???lots of questions need answering before they go ahead and do it 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Greyman 25,220 Posted June 17, 2022 Report Share Posted June 17, 2022 I believe there is only one country that looses any number of livestock to lynx and that’s because they graze them loose in woodland, we did an experiment a few years ago were a landowner was loosing two sheep a week to feline predation, so we got her to dip half the flock and every sheep taken after was from the undipped half, given a choice they will take deer but as DC says anything from mice upwards, that’s what make the 3 species lynx,leopard and puma so adaptable as they are opportunistic rather than specialist hunters Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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