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

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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.

The wolefs will eat the grey squirrels, and then you can relocate all the crown of thorns starfish north to wave their spikes at the crayfish, job done.

should take the loss and continue on as nature intended which animals like wolves should understand

Tbh, OP, I don’t think a lot of wolves are big on philosophy.

But you said Belgium was land-locked! (It isn’t) How are they going to swim to England? 🤷‍♀️ 😂

…well this thread took an unexpected turn 😂

Can we nominate this thread for classics?

They don't need to swim. They can disguise themselves as tourists and hop on a ferry

Just wait until the OP finds out there are tigers in Russia....

What are you on about?

You eradicate squirrels??? That’s horrible OP ☹️

Perhaps OP has been reading the Wolves of Willoughby Chase and is concerned about the chunnel.

This is the best wind-up thread in ages! Thank you OP.
I have only one contribution to make at this time...

But if you are genuinely worried OP. Fear not! The wolves will eventually be forced to eat all that Belgium chocolate and will either die as a result of a toxic reaction or after lapsing into a diabetic coma.

I am 100% sure that the sea serpents will stop them.

Where’s Aslan when you need him? 🙄🤣

Now I won't be able to sleep for worrying about the Belgian cows with the extraordinarily large buttocks. They don't stand a chance.

Fortunately we are not currently part of the Schengen area so they won't be able to come to the UK.

Plus with those big teeth they have, they could easily puncture an inflatable boat so they are unlikely to try an illegal route.

Perhaps California should lure some wolves in from other states to combat the zebras they’ve got roaming about thanks to Hearst. 🤔

What do you mean "spread"? There are wolves in Croatia and Bosnia, always have been. They're native species.

It's ok, if they get here we can ask Luz Truss (or was it the queen, I forget) to poison their water and they'll all die horrible deaths.

Is it just me or is anyone else reading "invasive wolves" and keep thinking of an army of wolves in viking helmets with spears and shields getting ready to invade Britain by commandeering a ferry?

This is almost as good as the thread about the bastard, vicious dolphins <hunts for link>

There are beavers on the River Tay.

I'm going to go to Belgium and kidnap a couple of wolves and plonk them down in the local woods to get rid of some of the red deer.

This is madness OP. You need to calm down.
Farmers will get proper sheepdogs if wolves become a real problem - like they do in countries with wolves and bears populations. Of course you will have the problem of introducing non native sheepdogs but hopefully you'll survive that worry.

I can guarantee you that no Belgian wolf will ever cross paths with you in the UK (or Belgium even),
Wolves have no interest in getting close to humans. You'll be fine.
Rabbits and the like will survive as a species without any problem.

Let nature take it's course and

I am crying at this thread. Mumsnet Gold. Bless you OP.

I can't wait until OP finds out about the plans to resurrect extinct species like mammoth, Tasmanian tiger, and passenger pigeon.