Tag Archives: reintroduced species

Has the red kite become a pest?

Posted on October 30, 2013 by argylesock

Here in Britain the red kite (Milvus milvus) was hunted almost to extinction. In the 16th century it was classed as vermin, supposedly a threat to agriculture. A few centuries later, along came gamekeepers whose job was (and still is) … Continue reading →

Posted in ecology | Tagged bird, bird of prey, child, conservation, earthworm, game, history, livestock, native species, pest, pet, poultry, predator, raptor, red kite, reintroduced species, rodent, shooting, vermin, vertebrate, wildlife | 13 Comments

Short-haired Bumblebee Nests in Dungeness

Posted on September 19, 2013 by argylesock

Originally posted on vetsbeyondreason:
From http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-kent-24112752 17 September 2013 Last updated at 01:57 GMT A species of bee reintroduced to the UK after becoming extinct has nested for the first time in a quarter of a century. The short-haired bumblebee…

Posted in ecology | Tagged arthropod, bumblebee, conservation, ecosystem, extinction, habitat loss, hymenopteran, insect, native species, reintroduced species, short-haired bumblebee | Leave a comment

Wild boar

Posted on December 11, 2012 by argylesock

Wild boars are back in Britain. It sounds like historial reenactment, doesn’t it? But it’s true as we discussed here recently. The wild boar (Sus scrofa) is native to Britain but it was hunted to extinction by the end of … Continue reading →

Posted in ecology | Tagged city, conservation, crop, Europe, farm, forest, game, garden, meat, native species, pig, plant_dicot, plant_monocot, reintroduced species, shooting, wild boar, woodland | 12 Comments

Wildlife in UK cities

Posted on December 9, 2012 by argylesock

I’m grateful to my fellow blogger petrel41 for pointing to this.

Posted in ecology | Tagged alien species, amphibian, bird, bird of prey, butterfly, city, conservation, Europe, farm, garden, invertebrate, mammal, native species, raptor, reintroduced species, urban park, vertebrate, wildlife | 9 Comments

Bringing back the wolves?

Posted on October 26, 2012 by argylesock

Should we reintroduce the native grey wolf (Canis lupus) to Britain? The tourists would love to see wolves on our mountains, to hear wolves howling, and the wolves would eat excess deer. Some people in Britain shoot deer. On a … Continue reading →

Posted in ecology | Tagged conservation, deer, donkey, equid, horse, island, native species, nature reserve, pig, red deer, reintroduced species, sheep, shooting, tourism, welfare, wolf | 13 Comments

Game season for deer

Posted on October 21, 2012 by argylesock

Today the shooting season begins for female red, roe, fallow and sika deer in Scotland. The season begins ten days later in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. For male deer, the season is months away. Deer are gorgeous. I like … Continue reading →

Posted in agriculture, ecology | Tagged alien species, badger, cattle, conservation, deer, disease, fallow deer, forest, forestry, game, history, hunting, mammal, meat, mustelid, native species, red deer, reintroduced species, roe deer, ruminant, shooting, sika deer, tuberculosis, venison, vertebrate, wild food, wildlife, woodland | 18 Comments

Tag Archives: reintroduced species

Has the red kite become a pest?

Short-haired Bumblebee Nests in Dungeness

Wild boar

Wildlife in UK cities

Bringing back the wolves?

Game season for deer

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