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By *ssex_tom OP Man
over a year ago
Chelmsford |
Apparently, bison rewilders have just imported a male bison to accompany the three female bison already here. Organisers seem to be blaming Brexit for the delays. When will people stop blaming Brexit for everything. What did they blame before England joined the EU.
Tom has been researching how many people have been injured, attacked and gored by wild bison. Tom hopes these god playing wildlife types will be satisfied when an innocent dog walker is charged.
Tom also notes that the only natural predator of the bison is the grizzly bear. These do gooder biology types will not be happy until these killer bears are rewilded to cut the growing out of control bison population in years to come.
Sadly, this is all over the news. What's going on here guys? |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Apparently, bison rewilders have just imported a male bison to accompany the three female bison already here. Organisers seem to be blaming Brexit for the delays. When will people stop blaming Brexit for everything. What did they blame before England joined the EU.
Tom has been researching how many people have been injured, attacked and gored by wild bison. Tom hopes these god playing wildlife types will be satisfied when an innocent dog walker is charged.
Tom also notes that the only natural predator of the bison is the grizzly bear. These do gooder biology types will not be happy until these killer bears are rewilded to cut the growing out of control bison population in years to come.
Sadly, this is all over the news. What's going on here guys?"
Nothing to worry about here, these guys are great for the environment which in turn has a positive knock on effect for both us and many, many other species of flora and fauna. They're only in a small reserve in Kent at the moment, so no need to worry about the population becoming unsustainable, and they're also tagged and most likely chipped so we can keep an eye on their movements and what they are getting up to. We already do this with red deer, and it's been highly successful. Definitely won't need bears...they'll most likely be culled to ensure the population doesn't become unsustainable.
As for attacks etc, I don't think that will be an issue. This was from the Smithsonian -
"Despite their physical fearsomeness, injuries from bison encounters are generally rare. Fifty-six people were injured and two died from bison attack in Yellowstone between 1978 and 1992, while another 25 were injured between 2000 and 2015. The vast majority of these attacks were the result of visitors getting too close, often for a photograph."
We've reintroduced beavers to the UK again in recent years, and it's been going swimmingly...albeit they are a lot smaller haha  |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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I'm guessing on privately owned lands, likely as a tourist hack.
The animals will have been bred like cattle and are domesticated.
To keep numbers down they'll be culled and the meat sold off at a handsome return.
So technically just a farm with a niche |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"We've reintroduced beavers to the UK again in recent years, and it's been going swimmingly...albeit they are a lot smaller haha "
Gosh, I thought beavers died out in the 70s!  |
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By *ty31Man
over a year ago
NW London |
"I used to look after Bison as part of a private animal collection on work experience.
They are big babies Tom. Leave them alone and they leave you.
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I am waiting for the first video to go viral of some boozed up moron ignoring this advice! |
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By *ssex_tom OP Man
over a year ago
Chelmsford |
Reports that the last time the bison were wild in what is now England was 12,000 years ago... They would have been hunted by man and probably sacrificed or eaten at what we now call stone henge..
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