How maverick rewilders are trying to turn back the tide of extinction | Conservation | The Guardian
I think the whole conversation around rewilding is evolving all the time. There is a purist stance of leaving nature alone to regenerate with no input; there’s the stewardship approach which promotes jobs in conversation and a whole blossoming industry of Rewilding; there’s a previously ignored stance which says humans have existed within these degraded environments and habitats for centuries and should be taken into account in all rewilding plans, all of which are primarily science-led. Then there’s these guys, and they’re the direct action types who I love.
Conservation has been chasing its tail for four decades listening to science and having discussions, getting grants and funding but not necessarily achieving much. These people take matters into their own hands. I think the scientific community often aren’t on board because they’re concerned there hasn’t been enough research into the impacts of specific species reintroductions but how long do we talk about it, consult on it and agonise over it rather than actually doing it?
Plenty of species can be reintroduced without any negative effects and instead entirety positive ones. Funding and government approval is usually the limiting factor. If educated, well-informed and experienced individuals take conservation matters into their own hands in an intelligent way, why should that be an issue? More discussion is needed.
Wildlife Crime — [Andrew Rosindell in the Chair]: 20 Mar 2019: Westminster Hall debates wildlife crime
In her response to the wildlife crime debate Therese Coffey demonstrates a distinct lack of understanding or willful ignorance on the issues of illegal hunting, raptor persecution and killing of hares. Does she get that hares are killed by their thousands in ways other than hare coursing and that the government have made those ways perfectly legal. They need protecting – full stop.
And we need an end to brood meddling. It clearly doesn’t work.
“In the recent judicial review into the lawfulness of Natural England’s decision to grant a licence for trials of hen harrier brood management, the claimants’ claims were dismissed. The proposed brood management scheme will continue. It seeks to manage the conflict between the conservation of hen harriers and the grouse shooting industry. That decision means the important work to protect and conserve the hen harrier can continue.”
https://www.theyworkforyou.com/whall/?id=2019-03-20a.374.2#g393.3
Peer reviewed study shows non-lethal deterrents effectively protect livestock from wolf predation
The science is there. Will governments and hunters pay any attention to it?
Dragon Mother 
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