LETTER: It is unbelievable that during the early part of 2009, the Government’s conservation watchdog, Natural England, will ask its board to consider making rewilding part of its formal policy for protecting our natural heritage.
Therefore it truly begs the question as to what depths of hypocrisy and confusion will this so-called government watchdog stoop to?
A spokesperson for Natural England has stated that “Rewilding is an idea whose time had come. For a long time conservation has been fighting a rearguard battle, simply trying to save species threatened with extinction and reduce the damage caused by humans”.
How on earth can they talk about re-stocking parts of the UK with lynx, wolves, beaver, elk, bear etc and reducing the damage caused by humans?
This is when acres upon acres of beautiful and irreplaceable countryside in the UK have been, and are to be, given over to industrialisation by monstrous and ineffective wind farms.
These are, without doubt, a blot on the landscape and a confidence trick in the claimed saving of CO2 emissions at our expense.
I know the pantomime season is upon us, and it can be infectious, but this is ridiculous.
Dave Haskell
Pembrokeshire
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What kind of a word is ‘Rewilding’?!
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Sorry Dave, I simply don’t agree – I think (although not perfect) it’s a step in the direction. Personally, i’d rather have a wind mill than a pylon.
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Wonderful,
So lets have wild bear, wolves, lynx roaming fee in Hyde park and on Hampstead Heath.
Some people have wonderful jobs.
Where can I apply to be a Government Expert?
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Aren’t we all in favour of renewable energy? For years we have accepted the monstrous pylons that march across the countryside, wind generators are far more attractive than pylons. Man’s influence has gone too far to allow the successful re-introduction of species such as wolves, bears, etc, but re-planting derelict sites with indigenous plants makes much more sense.
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