Wild lynx could be reintroduced into Scottish Highlands

Re:Wild lynx could be reintroduced into Scottish Highlands by peanut_merchant on Friday January 22, 2021 @09:58PM (#25879161)

Most land in Scotland is owned by large estate owners (think castles and thousands of acres).

We have extremely strict gun control and hunting is usually limited to employees of the estates or visitors who have paid a hefty fee to hunt on the estate. Hunting here is much more controlled and limited than it is in North America or elsewhere.

Source: Highlands born and raised, live in Canada.

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Re:Wild lynx could be reintroduced into Scottish Highlands by KMag on Saturday January 23, 2021 @02:26AM (#25880398)

I suppose that without much in the way of forests, bow hunting deer also isn't much of a thing in the highlands.

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Re:Wild lynx could be reintroduced into Scottish Highlands by russholmes on Saturday January 23, 2021 @06:45AM (#25881559)

Bow hunting is illegal in the UK. Permitted firearms and ammunition are also regulated on animal cruelty grounds. http://www.thedeerinitiative.co.uk/uploads/guides/90.pdf

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Re:Wild lynx could be reintroduced into Scottish Highlands by KMag on Saturday January 23, 2021 @02:51PM (#25885463)

Most US states also regulate which cartridges can be used on deer, also for animal cruelty reasons. Certainly Minnesota does.

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