Wolves to be re-introduced in Scotland?

America's New Wolves, Gene Letourneu, 1950's.  Gene started tracking the reports of Hybrid wolves/coy dogs in the late 1940's.  His Boston Globe column "Sporstman Say" carried his early research into the resurgence of the animal.  The deer population was in decline at the time, and people were looking for reasons.

In Poland we got wolves in the mountains. Its not really expensive, goverment just need to spent about just few millions euros a year for farmers who lost sheeps or cows, especially when the winter is hard, this is very low cost I think. Also the dogs are often able to defend their sheeps from wolves.

Originally posted by PADDYBOY Originally posted by Mosquito In Poland we got wolves in the mountains. Its not really expensive, goverment just need to spent about just few millions euros a year for farmers who lost sheeps or cows, especially when the winter is hard, this is very low cost I think. Also the dogs are often able to defend their sheeps from wolves. That's a good point. Mosquito. I remember reading somewhere? that farmers take domestic dog pups and place them with the lambs from a young age. The dog pups grow up alongside the lambs and live alongside them in the fields, where they actually view the sheep as members of the pack. When wolves attack the sheep, the dogs protect their  sheep-pack.

My only comment is to say my sympathy lies more with wolves; then with the ineptness of researchers and interests groups and governement agencies. Who, in their arrogance, attempt to control nature for and at the benifit of men only....with little consideration other then for a profit margin. However that is obtained....and for what ever reason.