Greyman 28,819 Posted July 11, 2018 Author Report Share Posted July 11, 2018 Had one run over the bonnet of my escort van once, have also seen a few dogs killed by deer taking them onto main roads over the years, a girl I no brought the m5 to a standstill near me when her pet dog chased a deer luckily the dog was rescued from the central reservation, it happens to often for it not to be a method of escape a few people I have spoken to back in the day recon fox,s will do it when they are being chased by the hounds as well, Quote Link to post Share on other sites
peterhunter86 8,627 Posted July 11, 2018 Report Share Posted July 11, 2018 22 minutes ago, Greyman said: Had one run over the bonnet of my escort van once, have also seen a few dogs killed by deer taking them onto main roads over the years, a girl I no brought the m5 to a standstill near me when her pet dog chased a deer luckily the dog was rescued from the central reservation, it happens to often for it not to be a method of escape a few people I have spoken to back in the day recon fox,s will do it when they are being chased by the hounds as well, There's a hare in the factories near me when a dog is on him he goes straight for the road's I've seen him doing it from what I heard a few lurchers have been killed trying to catch it. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
EDDIE B 3,166 Posted July 17, 2018 Report Share Posted July 17, 2018 Jesus, poor b*****d might go extinct with this weather lol According to experts, the severe and prolonged hot weather in the UK is having a devastating impact on wildlife as access to water and food is drying up. This has impacted baby badgers, and with a badger cull due to be expanded in autumn, the species is under serious threat. Ecologist and zoo keeper Lee started a petition calling on Michael Gove to immediately stop the badger cull. He says they are vital for the ecosystem, they disperse seeds which help plants grow, and they build tunnels which end up being used by foxes, rabbits, otters and other animals. Lee is taking his petition directly to the Government on Thursday - he already has 156,000 signatures. Will you sign before Thursday that the public are behind Lee’s campaign? Petitioning Michael Gove Stop the nationwide cull of Badgers Petition by lee jenkins Chepstow, UK 159,010 Supporters Sign now with a click The government is planning to expand a badger culling program and offer farmers up to £50 bounty for each animal killed. The killing of these animals is wrong and it would have a disastrous impact on the ecosystem. That is why it must be stopped. I’m an ecologist, a zoo keeper and a teacher of agriculture and environmental science - I know how important badgers are to our environment. They disperse seeds which help plants grow, and they build tunnels which end up being used by foxes, rabbits, otters and other animals. Over 50,000 badgers were culled by farmers in the last 2 years (1), and if we keep on going this way it will have a serious impact on our environment. In the past, wolves, lynxes and wild boars were hunted to extinction and are now having to be reintroduced - why are we repeating the same mistakes again with the badger? The government says this is part of a program to stop the spread of bovine TB, but previous trials of culling badgers have not successfully stopped the disease. Vaccinations would be a far more ethical way of stopping TB, along with increased hygiene measures in farms. Badgers are an iconic symbol of the British countryside, and killing them will leave a huge hole in the ecosystem and do long term damage to our environment. The news is currently reporting that the cull will start in the Autumn. That only leaves us a few months to change the Government’s mind, so we need to act now! 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Born Hunter 17,788 Posted July 17, 2018 Report Share Posted July 17, 2018 2 minutes ago, EDDIE B said: Jesus, poor b*****d might go extinct with this weather lol According to experts, the severe and prolonged hot weather in the UK is having a devastating impact on wildlife as access to water and food is drying up. This has impacted baby badgers, and with a badger cull due to be expanded in autumn, the species is under serious threat. Ecologist and zoo keeper Lee started a petition calling on Michael Gove to immediately stop the badger cull. He says they are vital for the ecosystem, they disperse seeds which help plants grow, and they build tunnels which end up being used by foxes, rabbits, otters and other animals. Lee is taking his petition directly to the Government on Thursday - he already has 156,000 signatures. Opportunistic bollocks from an activist. I'm personally seeing the results of what looks to have been a fantastic breeding season in general. 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
robertb123 372 Posted July 17, 2018 Report Share Posted July 17, 2018 "ecologist and zookeeper" ha! what about the effect the number of badgers has on other wildlife, eg hegdehogs, ground nesting birds etc these idiots protecting one species in favour of others, what idiots, haven't they heard of a natural balance or would that interfere too much with their agendas? Also zookeeper = animal jailer in my book 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
EDDIE B 3,166 Posted July 17, 2018 Report Share Posted July 17, 2018 7 minutes ago, robertb123 said: "ecologist and zookeeper" ha! what about the effect the number of badgers has on other wildlife, eg hegdehogs, ground nesting birds etc these idiots protecting one species in favour of others, what idiots, haven't they heard of a natural balance or would that interfere too much with their agendas? Also zookeeper = animal jailer in my book Totally agree with this. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Welsh_red 4,690 Posted July 17, 2018 Report Share Posted July 17, 2018 14 minutes ago, robertb123 said: "ecologist and zookeeper" ha! what about the effect the number of badgers has on other wildlife, eg hegdehogs, ground nesting birds etc these idiots protecting one species in favour of others, what idiots, haven't they heard of a natural balance or would that interfere too much with their agendas? Also zookeeper = animal jailer in my book They all want to reintroduce lynx but don't think that maybe helping some of the animals struggling might be more worthwhile 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
EDDIE B 3,166 Posted July 17, 2018 Report Share Posted July 17, 2018 22 minutes ago, Welsh_red said: They all want to reintroduce lynx but don't think that maybe helping some of the animals struggling might be more worthwhile So true. We can't look after what we have. Never mind introducing more problems. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Kerny92 1,246 Posted July 17, 2018 Report Share Posted July 17, 2018 59 minutes ago, Welsh_red said: They all want to reintroduce lynx but don't think that maybe helping some of the animals struggling might be more worthwhile You Chris Packham? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Welsh_red 4,690 Posted July 17, 2018 Report Share Posted July 17, 2018 32 minutes ago, Kerny92 said: You Chris Packham? No why , you looking for him ? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Greyman 28,819 Posted July 17, 2018 Author Report Share Posted July 17, 2018 2 hours ago, Born Hunter said: Opportunistic bollocks from an activist. I'm personally seeing the results of what looks to have been a fantastic breeding season in general. True that mate, nature always works in cycles and though this year might not be good for badgers the birds are doing fantastically well due to the amounts of insects, blackbirds possibly not but next year when it's wet the worm eaters will have it bang off while the insect eaters may struggle, it's nature you would think naturalist and ecologist lee would understand how it works, maybe lee should have a look on some of my sd cards from my cameras if he thinks they are struggling, muntjacs also seem to be doing alright lots of baby,s about I assume they need a drink now and then as well, just goes to show even an idiot on a fools errand can still get 150 000 fools to follow them with a simple message on social media 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Kerny92 1,246 Posted July 17, 2018 Report Share Posted July 17, 2018 Just now, Welsh_red said: No why , you looking for him ? No, he's in favour though of giving up on animals on the verge of extinction and putting the effort into those that he feels are not a lost cause. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Greyman 28,819 Posted July 17, 2018 Author Report Share Posted July 17, 2018 Just now, Kerny92 said: No, he's in favour though of giving up on animals on the verge of extinction and putting the effort into those that he feels are not a lost cause. I think it was panda bears he was referring to and I agree with him as they have not evolved to live in today's world, they only have the ride one day a year and half the time she can't be arsed or has a headache and they eat one type of bamboo which has hardly any goodness in it, only thing on there side they are very easy to artificially inseminate Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Kerny92 1,246 Posted July 17, 2018 Report Share Posted July 17, 2018 8 minutes ago, Greyman said: I think it was panda bears he was referring to and I agree with him as they have not evolved to live in today's world, they only have the ride one day a year and half the time she can't be arsed or has a headache and they eat one type of bamboo which has hardly any goodness in it, only thing on there side they are very easy to artificially inseminate Yeah and I'm sure he said something similar about Tigers? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Kerny92 1,246 Posted July 17, 2018 Report Share Posted July 17, 2018 The funny thing is the Panda could survive without bamboo and eat an omnivorous diet like a typical bear. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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