For me the whole thing of introducing or re-introducing predators such as Lynx, Wolves and Bears begs the question WHY!?
I'm all for the preservation of those animals in their current habitats or indeed providing alternative remote new habitats for them to ensure their survival, but in the UK? I think such proposals are plain daft, in our small island the potential for conflict is great, our existing wildlife would undoubtedly suffer as would kept livestock and possibly even humans. I could also visualise the fed up farmer taking matters into his own hands and shooting the offenders, plus the interest of those acting outside the law fancying a bit of illegal hunting - we have had quite a few instances of deer being shot and left to rot here in Dorset as it is. There are wild boar that were escapees happily living and breeding in parts of the UK, (Princess Anne lost some of her pedigree pigs to wild boar attacks) Mink escapees have long been established, and now there are Beavers on the river otter chomping their way through bankside trees, personally I think enough is enough, otherwise the whole balance of nature and ecosystems will change to the detriment of true or established 'native' species.
