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WhitstableDave

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From the BBC News website:

European bison to be introduced into Kent woodland (link)


(Kent Wildlife Trust)

I live only a short walk from Blean Woods, so this is brilliant news for me. The plan by Kent Wildlife Trust and the Wildwood Trust (I'm a member of both) is to introduce bison into the woods in early 2022. I can't wait to go bison-spotting!
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Re: European bison to be introduced into Kent woodland
« Reply #1 on: 10:09:44, 10/07/20 »
From the BBC News website:

European bison to be introduced into Kent woodland (link)


(Kent Wildlife Trust)

I live only a short walk from Blean Woods, so this is brilliant news for me. The plan by Kent Wildlife Trust and the Wildwood Trust (I'm a member of both) is to introduce bison into the woods in early 2022. I can't wait to go bison-spotting!
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Re: European bison to be introduced into Kent woodland
« Reply #2 on: 10:32:30, 10/07/20 »
Excellent
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Re: European bison to be introduced into Kent woodland
« Reply #3 on: 11:19:09, 10/07/20 »
Wonderful.
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Re: European bison to be introduced into Kent woodland
« Reply #4 on: 16:02:20, 10/07/20 »
I say,I say,I say, what is the difference between a buffalo and a bison?
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Re: European bison to be introduced into Kent woodland
« Reply #5 on: 16:14:17, 10/07/20 »
I say,I say,I say, what is the difference between a buffalo and a bison?

You can't wash your hands and face in a buffalo  ;)

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Re: European bison to be introduced into Kent woodland
« Reply #6 on: 23:16:18, 10/07/20 »
That will be interesting when you meet them!

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Re: European bison to be introduced into Kent woodland
« Reply #7 on: 18:57:29, 11/07/20 »
Encountering a herd of angry cows, is enough, but stampeding Buffalo-   CRUMBS.
Why introduce a species, with a known very unpredictable temperament, to the Uk.

I was recently watching the Lois Theroux episode, where he was interviewing ex prisoners, in Montana.
The conversation about the Bison or Buffalo, was very interesting, the number of people who lose their lives every year, is significant.


Buffalo, have a known very nasty temperament




The fully grown Buffalo Bulls, are very unpredictable animals, some weighing over a ton.

Not the wisest move, to introduce such large often aggressive creatures, into a country not used to them.

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Re: European bison to be introduced into Kent woodland
« Reply #8 on: 20:02:25, 11/07/20 »
An article in the DT says the plan is for just 4 animals (not my idea of a herd) in a fenced area away from public footpaths.  Not losing sleep yet.
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Re: European bison to be introduced into Kent woodland
« Reply #9 on: 21:36:12, 11/07/20 »
These are not American Buffalo, DA, they are European Bison.
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Re: European bison to be introduced into Kent woodland
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Re: European bison to be introduced into Kent woodland
« Reply #12 on: 07:35:47, 14/07/20 »
Many years ago I was wandering around Salisbury Cathedral (spire is 123 metres tall).  There was a small museum that had a stuffed Great Bustard in it.  There are plans to reintroduce this bird here.
If one of those ran out at you while walking you would be in for a shock.
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Re: European bison to be introduced into Kent woodland
« Reply #13 on: 08:31:51, 14/07/20 »
.................  There was a small museum that had a stuffed Great Bustard in it.  There are plans to reintroduce this bird here.
If one of those ran out at you while walking you would be in for a shock.

Already done

http://greatbustard.org/
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Re: European bison to be introduced into Kent woodland
« Reply #14 on: 08:56:11, 14/07/20 »
Great! Unfortunately it is such a small area.


I really would like to see lynxes and wolves reintroduced. This should be feasible in Scotland. It would do wonders for the landscape in the long run, keeping the deer in check and allowing the forests to recover. They are already doing a good job with restoration of the landscape (re-forestation etc) but apex predators could help to have that happening in a natural way.


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