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Old 04-09-2008   #1 (Post Link)
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Scottish Beaver

Bringing Beavers Back to Scotland



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Re: Scottish Beaver

Worryingly they're also thinking about re introducing Wolves

BBC NEWS | Science/Nature | Wild wolves 'good for ecosystems'
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Nothin' wrong with wolves.
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Re: Scottish Beaver

Originally Posted by Chill View Post
Worryingly they're also thinking about re introducing Wolves

BBC NEWS | Science/Nature | Wild wolves 'good for ecosystems'
Yeah like that will work! Dont bother sending out the search party for the walkers and climbers who get lost!
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Don't talk ballcocks. Wolves almost never attack humans.
All old wives tales.
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Re: Scottish Beaver

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Don't talk ballcocks. Wolves almost never attack humans.
All old wives tales.
Like the Beast Of Gevaudan which ate over 100 French peasants - I say bring it back.
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If you watch "Pact des Loups" you'll know that
had nothing to do with wolves.
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Originally Posted by Nev View Post
Don't talk ballcocks. Wolves almost never attack humans.
All old wives tales.
I stand corrected!
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Re: Scottish Beaver

Originally Posted by GTA Jim View Post
I stand corrected!
Even wolf attacks on livestock are
exaggerated here in France because
farmers get paid for dead animals that
they say were killed by wolves.

Nearly all attacks are down to feral dogs.
But you don't get paid for those, so they cry, "Wolf!"
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Anyway modern Wolves prefer salmon

Alaska?s Salmon-Eating Wolves
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Re: Scottish Beaver

What they want to do is introduce something that eats Grey Squirrels and signal crayfish.

They are alien to this country and have destroyed out native species.
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Re: Scottish Beaver

Originally Posted by symonh2000 View Post
What they want to do is introduce something that eats Grey Squirrels and signal crayfish.


That'd be humans then. [yum]


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Re: Scottish Beaver

Originally Posted by Nev View Post
Even wolf attacks on livestock are
exaggerated here in France because
farmers get paid for dead animals that
they say were killed by wolves.

Nearly all attacks are down to feral dogs.
But you don't get paid for those, so they cry, "Wolf!"
Well Nev "everyday is a school day"
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Re: Scottish Beaver

I was almost too scared to click those links

You can never have enough Beaver(s) IMO

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Re: Scottish Beaver

Originally Posted by nomad View Post
I was almost too scared to click those links

You can never have enough Beaver(s) IMO

What Frank Drebbin said.Nice ones that is

As macavenny would say scotland needs nice beavers.

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Re: Scottish Beaver

Originally Posted by Nev View Post
Don't talk ballcocks. Wolves almost never attack humans.
All old wives tales.
They always run away from humans.
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