Would you reintroduce a predator to control the deer population?
Could we not eat them?... I know that won't be a popular view (bambi
) but the thought of them and other animals being ripped to shreds by a wild cat isn't that attractive either.
'Lynx are to be reintroduced into the wild in Britain after a 1,300-year absence, under an ambitious “rewilding” plan drawn up by a conservation charity.
The Lynx UK Trust would release up to 18 of the cats onto private estates in Aberdeenshire, Cumbria and Norfolk if the idea is given the go-ahead by Natural England and Scottish Natural Heritage.
The predators eat deer, rabbits and hares among other animals but are not considered a risk to people as they tend to stay away from humans.
Dr Paul O’Donoghue, who advises the trust, told The Sunday Times: “The lynx is one of the most enigmatic, beautiful cats on the planet. The British countryside is dying, and lynx will bring it back to life.”
http://www.independent.co.uk/environ...-10094682.html