To think the reintroduction of the wild Wolf to Belgium is insanity?

[HoppsAndSpice]

Wild Wolves have been reintroduced into Belgium over the last couple of weeks. This has led to the great dismay of the local farming community and outrage from the country as a whole. I am personally thinking about the many farmers who will lose cattle and sheep to the wolves and the impact it will have on their livelihood. Also the impact it will have on the wider ecosystem as a whole which could see various creatures such as rabbits, hares and other small mammals hunted in large quantities.

Wolves have a very inefficient digestive system as do most carnivores which means they need large quantities of meat to survive.

Its a very interesting one but I think this needs resolving urgently as a matter of urgency.

@Nextlevelnonsense Do tigers congregate in flocks? They strike me more as a gathering sort of group.

They have Aardwolf’s in Rwanda, maybe we could trade? This species is too under represented.

Invasive species like crayfish....and humans. Humans are good at destroying everything too..

I think I've figured out how they are getting across the channel...

< gets my red hooded cloak ready >

@MrsTerryPratchett

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They are natural absolutely brilliant at being nature's Artitects, they creatively build dams that in turn encourage other wildlife and plants 🪴 to prosper benefit,

Have a look at Beavers 🦫 videos on YouTube,
They are very cute and seriously workaholics , good parents and strong 💪 how they create their dams

Well the obvious answer to the global overpopulation crisis is to reintroduce something everywhere that predates human beings.

My vote is for genetically modified giant Velociraptors. They might help with the giant bunny problem in Belgium too.

I’m concerned about the beavers. Where are the grey squirrels going to live if the beavers are nabbing all the trees to build dams with?

Isn't it the red ones you should be more worried for?

But I don't want to.

<mutters> stupid beavers. And of course they are the Canadian National Animal. Scotland chose UNICORNS. Now there's an invasive species I could get behind.

But fine. If I get wolves, you get beavers. PP wants the crayfish mainly to eat does anyone actually want the squirrels? We could throw OP a bone.

The beavers will know the trees down, the squirrels will be on the ground so the wolves can eat them. See, in it together.

Can wolves climb trees?

Gnaw the trees! Not know the trees. Although they probably know which trees to gnaw.

Oh come on, that's a coyote. It's literally in the name! Learn to identify your invasive species!

Yes to the aardwolf! Cultural exchange.

My dog wants the squirrels.

I don’t particularly want the squirrels. I just want to make sure that there are enough trees so that no more of them move into my loft.

And where do the bison fit in?

The beavers stand no chance. Post 10 will be unclogging their dams before they get half way across the channel.

However if the wolves do get over we need to teach the sheep to shout its the wuloof.

😀

Isn't the Yorkshire moors a hotbed of werewolves creeping up on lost American tourists?

Oh come on, that's a coyote. It's literally in the name! Learn to identify your invasive species!

They are cousins though! Near enough ;-))

Does this mean we have to learn to say Sit, Rollover and There’s a good boy in Rwandan?

And now beavers in Ealing. Where will it end?

And now beavers in Ealing. Where will it end?

Squirrels in no 10?

Couldn't be worse than the current incumbent to be fair.

It’s the bison troll. He’s getting boring now.

I just looked that re beavers. Cool!

OP I thought wolves had been pottering around landlocked Europe for centuries.

No, this is interesting! Please don't get rid of the good stuff. I miss the sea serpents.