Rewilding Europe

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@Wolverine :

About #10:


Sorry, the exchange of wievs is very interesting but I can only make a few remarks, now:

1) I didn't want to say that wolves would be unable to maintain the wild horses population at a correct level, but it would involve big prides of wolves able to hunt their preys within very big hunting areas... Look at the wolves hunting elks in Canada: the hunt can take place over 10-20-30 kilometers... So many place without involving human populations in Europa ? Except for Russia, it seems to me impossible.

The lion, preying by ambush over short distances, wouldn't need so much space to hunt wild horses.

2) I know too that the populations in Eastern Europa are living very difficult moments. But if the country populations are really in crisis the rewilding fauna wouldn't be at all a priority... So distrut... You can recreate an ancient Europa, but you don't have to count on a increased poverty of the country.

3) A big difference with the India country. In India lions and tigers, very iconic animals, didn't disappear at all, they were only becoming very scarce, and the people has never completely lost contact with these big felids. Even with 400 people per sq km... But to reintroduce the lion in Europa, it would involve a complete relearning of the locals population which don't know to make up with this big cat any more... Reply