Wolf and lynx reintroductions in the UK

[alexa123]

Hi,
I am a BA student from the University of York collecting questionnaire data as part of a research study that will form part of my final dissertation. I would be extremely grateful for any UK citizens over the age of 18 to fill in this anonymous online questionnaire form that should take no longer than 10 minutes.

This questionnaire is about investigating the relationships between the opinions of the public on predatory reintroductions and the various factors including age, exposure to wildlife, and knowledge and perception of predators and UK environmental issues. The predators in question are wolves and lynxes so please think of these two animals when answering.

The agricultural industry is of course a major stakeholder in the debate around predatory reintroductions and so I would love to get some of your opinions on this topic.

Please follow the link below where you will find the questionnaire, more information on the project, and my email in case you have any questions about this project.

https://york.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_bd6s9m1ikMXKFCe

Thank you in advance for taking part!

 

[Wombat]

Done their reintroduction is truely ridculous just like all the other supposed animals we now seem to need to reintroduce to fix the worlds ills.

 

[Jrp221]

Done. Don’t think you’ll get too many supporting the idea On here.

 

[Wombat]

Done. Don’t think you’ll get too many supporting the idea On here.

It will end up like beavers, once the beavers are in towns blocking drains and flooding areas the experts will be like oh we never expected them to move or spread. Anyway not our problem anymore, same will happen here

 

[slackjawedyokel]

@alexa123 Could I respectfully point out that this question does not read correctly. It either needs to be rephrased or to have a comma after ‘deer’

Unless you mean to suggest that the culling of deer threatens biodiversity.

 

[topground]

@alexa123
Another questionnaire that adopts the false premise that Wolves can be successfully introduced without any impact on the indigenous human population. The evidence points to the introduction of wolves destroying pastoral practices that have been in place for generations, all at the whim of single issue pressure groups who take no long term responsibility for their actions and do not suffer the hardship caused by the loss of livelihoods because it becomes uneconomic due to the losses caused by wolf predation on domestic livestock.

 

[curlietailz]

Can’t complete your questionnaire
You ask if I knew U.K. has lost more than half of its biodiversity. Since when ?
Last week… two thousand years ago…. Since Jurassic times ???
Please put the ability to comment after each of the yes/no answers

 

[Kevtherev]

Less houses built more biodiversity
Why don’t they introduce wolves into city parks etc?

 

[holwellcourtfarm]

Done.

Are you open - minded yourself about reintroduction?

 

[Wilksy]

Surely someone has done the maths of how many wolves it would take to reduce the current deer population and keep it at a stable number, and that’s if they just eat deer! We just haven’t got space to home that many wolf packs

 

[kfpben]

The same people who advocate releasing wolves to keep the deer population down are almost always against stag hunting with hounds.
They just hate rural people really.

 

[steveR]

I am afraid that I found the questions to heavily loaded to allow me answer...

 

[Tim W]

I've filled it in but it really is a very poor questionnaire with many loaded questions/potential answers
I would question the author's impartiality on the subject
And i'm not against the reintroduction of some predatory species

 

[JockCroft]

Hi,
I am a BA student from the University of York collecting questionnaire data as part of a research study that will form part of my final dissertation. I would be extremely grateful for any UK citizens over the age of 18 to fill in this anonymous online questionnaire form that should take no longer than 10 minutes.

This questionnaire is about investigating the relationships between the opinions of the public on predatory reintroductions and the various factors including age, exposure to wildlife, and knowledge and perception of predators and UK environmental issues. The predators in question are wolves and lynxes so please think of these two animals when answering.

The agricultural industry is of course a major stakeholder in the debate around predatory reintroductions and so I would love to get some of your opinions on this topic.

Please follow the link below where you will find the questionnaire, more information on the project, and my email in case you have any questions about this project.

https://york.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_bd6s9m1ikMXKFCe

Thank you in advance for taking part!

I hope you have enough common sense to look at previous "Re-Introduction" of species. The Sea Eagle is a classic case where enthusiasts railroaded/bulldozed the reintroduction with out any consideration of the consequences
.

A picture tells a thousand words. Sea Eagles are now seen in the greater part of the Highlands. Those that promoted their introduction should be held Financially and Culpably Liable. It is totally frustrating and highly stressful for anyone lambing and be unable to take any action against predators.
Do your research and look for the cons, not just the pro's.

 

[primmiemoo]

Isn't there a video of a wolf killing an elk calf somewhere in TFF? It's the sort of footage which is left on the editing room floor, never making it into cosy Sunday wildlife documentaries, but it should be shown.

There's a video of a dog being killed by a wolf, too, somewhere. I think that's from a European source.

 

[holwellcourtfarm]

Isn't there a video of a wolf killing an elk calf somewhere in TFF? It's the sort of footage which is left on the editing room floor, never making it into cosy Sunday wildlife documentaries, but it should be shown.

There's a video of a dog being killed by a wolf, too, somewhere. I think that's from a European source.

And a long discussion of the sheep losses in Romania iirc...

 

[primmiemoo]

And a long discussion of the sheep losses in Romania iirc...

Introduced wolves and lynx cause big problems in mainland Europe, don't they? They've no concept of borders. France, Germany, Finland ...?

 

[Dry Rot]

Well, I'd be all for it, but won't they conflict with the re-introduction of Black Rats to Whitehall?

Other than that, ace predators should quickly adapt to predating humans and there are far too many of them.

 

[kfpben]

There’s plenty of chat on Twitter from re-wilding types that wolves and sheep can co-exist but Shepherds need to live with their flocks in the hills and sheep keepers need to use ‘Livestock Guardian Dogs’.

So essentially people like me need our lifestyles to go back to some pre industrial time warp so a few nutters with over-active imaginations can live out their fantasy of how the countryside should be.
Jog on.

 

[brigadoon]

Surely someone has done the maths of how many wolves it would take to reduce the current deer population and keep it at a stable number, and that’s if they just eat deer! We just haven’t got space to home that many wolf packs

Don't go bringing logic into this - it will get you nowhere