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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Himalaya" data-source="post: 1408261" data-attributes="member: 56069">Looking at the case for Scotland, i think:-1.  If Wolves are not going to be reintroduced then at least lynx should be.  I am not sure how Lynx will affect the numbers of Deer - are they capable of taking adult Roe Deer?  How many Lynx and Wolves will be needed to lower the populations naturally?2.  Sika Deer in the UK should be neutered and the population allowed to die off.  Then Red Deer from Scotland be introduced back into some of its former range.   Do Red Deer exist in paces such as Yorkshire Dales NP, Forest of Bowland, Peak District NP, Sherwood Forest, Cannock Chase, Wales and other countryside areas?   Relocation is better than culling unnecesarily.3.  Cheap Trophy Hunting which would discourage poachers at home and abroad, if visiting.</blockquote>