By Blackmore Vale Magazine
Wolves. The cousins of our pampered pooch, who is most likely lying next to you as you read this post, hoping that you will accidentally drop that biscuit you’re dunking into your tea in their direction. We love our dogs, so with the possibility of introducing wolves into our forests, I for one couldn’t be happier.
Wolves were originally running among our woodlands back in the 17th century before our ancestors hunted them all. The last Scottish wolf was said to have been killed by Sir Ewan Cameron in the 1680s. However there is now huge talk about reintroducing the species along with others such as bears, wild boars and even beavers.
Although a plan to introduce this beautiful majestic creature has caused some fear, I can see nothing but positives for this to take place. Wolves are a keystone species, which will help control the various numbers of other species such as badgers, deer, foxes, rabbits and rodents. It would even possibly stop the thought of culling a large amount of our British wildlife.
Another positive is that the wolves are a decreasing species all over the world, and if we (England) decided to allow these creatures to live in our forests, we are doing significant work, to help protect the species survival by making an increase in numbers, saving the wolves from extinction. We have already lost some amazing kinds of animals; let’s not allow the wolf to be the next one.
If we can successfully introduce the wolves back to Britain it opens up a huge amount of possibility that England could also reintroduce some of our other extinct species such as the wild lynx.
This is a fantastic opportunity to help create a better future, not just for the animals, but for us as well. Our children will grow up knowing they are part of a vast environmental movement striving to provide a better tomorrow, and the opportunity to learn about these amazing creatures and how they live and work as a team is invaluable, something I think none of us should miss out on.