Reintroductions

You've got your wish already.  Since 2014 white storks have been nesting in Great Yarmouth of all places after captive born chicks were given 'freedom' by a sympathetic 'reintroducer'.

I don't know what I would like to see reintroduced - perhaps more wild flowers everywhere!

You've got your wish already.  Since 2014 white storks have been nesting in Great Yarmouth of all places after captive born chicks were given 'freedom' by a sympathetic 'reintroducer'.

I don't know what I would like to see reintroduced - perhaps more wild flowers everywhere!

...wow, didn't know that! Any successfully fledged chicks? Where abouts in Great Yarmouth can they be seen? If it's the Thriigby Hall pair unfortunately they don't count as they are considered to be captive birds.

Very much go with the wild flowers though!

Sorry, yes, it's Thrigby Hall - but the original article didn't mention just where they were.  The article did say, though, that they went off into the Norfolk Broads to forage, so apparently they are free flying.  Hopefully their chicks, if any hatch, may take off and nest elsewhere!

I've just been looking back for the article I read - I can't remember where it was -  but googling found this from April 2016 - so you may be able to see them after all.  Though I suppose it won't count if it turns out to be one of the Thrigby Hall birds after all!

So which species would you next like to see returning to Britain?

My vote goes to the white stork!

 

Cream coloured courser. My favourite bird. Had fantastic views of them in The Gambia, and would welcome a few onto my garden feeders!

I'd like to see wolves introduced back into Britain.  There are no real predators at the moment, apart fom humans,-- the wolf would assist in maintaining the balance of nature. 

K 

Before we bring other animals in we need to get rid of the introduced invasive species. 

Before we bring other animals in we need to get rid of the introduced invasive species. 

Write your comments here... Now there's a can of worms.

Some species will naturally colonise new 'lands', they are fine in my view, it's going to happen increasingly with climate change. We will also loose some too as a result.  Its the ones we humans introduce either deliberately or by mistake that have become the problems in many cases. However, careful and calculated reintroduction is a good thing if we have persecuted and eradicated a species.

Climate change has been going on for about 4.6 billion years but has recently become a popular political / media sound bite. Species have been persecuted for reasons which were perfectly valid at the time but the arguments are no longer acceptable. Leave well alone. Nature will evolve.

Climate change has been going on for about 4.6 billion years but has recently become a popular political / media sound bite. Species have been persecuted for reasons which were perfectly valid at the time but the arguments are no longer acceptable. Leave well alone. Nature will evolve.

 

valid?? Depends on who is doing that validating and why they feel the need to do so! Sometimes they haven't left well alone!

As for climate change, yes that has gone on for billions of years but only very recently, last thousand year at most, have we humans had such a profound influence on it!  In such a detrimental and dangerous way possibly!