Should we re-introduce wolves to Ireland?

We should reintroduce them.

After we’ve done that we should domesticate them, then turn them into pugs.

http://mentalfloss.com/article/567185/german-and-russian-wwi-soldiers-fought-wolves

Buford T. Justice VI wrote: »

We would need to monitor any place they're reintroduced into closely.

It would require a large wild population to sustain them and adequate fencing to contain them while undergoing studies.

Probably need a large buffer area as well to minimise damage to domestic stock.

And within ready access to a large urban area for that tourism perk.

Yes, the Phoenix Park is absolutely ideal on all levels.

Or St. Stephen's Green, be easier for the rangers to track them and the gates could just be kept locked.

HorrorScope wrote: »

Wait till he finds out the recent “green wave” in the elections is nothing other than piss hitting a puddle. The majority haven’t forgotten what the Greens did last time they had power here Eamon.

When talking about the Greens remember they are big in pockets, mostly urban and can get to 6-7 seats. As they are willing to participate in government that's a nice cohesive bunch for FF or FG to target.

Don't worry, the Greens would only approve vegan wolves anyway. None of us can do 70 kph, so we're all in the not fast enough boat.

Buford T. Justice VI wrote: »

We would need to monitor any place they're reintroduced into closely.

It would require a large wild population to sustain them and adequate fencing to contain them while undergoing studies.

Probably need a large buffer area as well to minimise damage to domestic stock.

And within ready access to a large urban area for that tourism perk.

Yes, the Phoenix Park is absolutely ideal on all levels.

Or Achill island ,?

Tony EH wrote: »

Of course it won't. The very idea is a farce. A wolf pack could cover the distance Kilbeggan to Ballinasloe at a lesuirely pace in the better part of a day, ravaging sheep and cattle along the way.

The first time that happens there would be a nationwide hunt to shoot them all.

This has to be one of the dumbest things I've heard a politician suggest in a long time and, by christ, that's saying something.

Ah now, what about the Gondolas on Blessington lakes ?
Of course that was shelved because no one was sure who was going to feed them.

Then we had Donie Cassidy coming up with novel concept of alleviating the disruption of changing the country to driving on the right by doing it on a county to county basis.
Sure what could possibly go wrong at the county borders.

Never underestimate the stupidity of politicians or boards posters.

begsbyOnaTrain wrote: »

Just like the Great Escape.


Ultimately I think one off housing means it's a non-runner. Although lots of people say that wolves given a choice will leave humans alone, so maybe?

But yeah one off housing has caused so many problems it's ridiculous. Roads that can't be expanded, the difficulty in providing broadband/services etc, transport and now it's impacting our rewilding dreams.

Ahh FFS
yeah one off rural housing is why we can't reintroduce wolves to Ireland. :rolleyes:

cnocbui wrote: »

That's a festering load of cobblers. Your rewilding dreams could only be realised by the forced acquisition of probably 75 square contiguous km of farmland. That is a politically impossible idea in this country.

Idiots who live in apartments in Dublin who think farmers should not have access to electricity, phone lines, broadband or paved roads. You lot are like children with a simplistic world view and a me-me ego-centric thought processes.

Shure aren't we going to get rid of our national herd, our national flocks and thus there will be no pesky agriculture polluting the planet.
Who needs our beef, dairy or lamb.

And won't we all be working for Facebook, Microsoft, Apple, Google, Pfizer, Johnson, Shire, etc.
You know generally the companies that have foreign HQs, foreign owners and postboxes in a tax haven somewhere.:rolleyes:

Seriously cannot believe that there are so many Yes votes for this.

Do people not realise that a pack of wolves could wipe out the large part (or entirety) of a farmers stock in one go? During lambing season, something like that could be disastrous and lambs/birthing sheep are already under attack from the likes of crows, hawks, foxes, pine martens and whatever else.

There's simply no way that Irish farmers, who pride themselves on open range farming (and for good reason) could avoid a situation like that. They would be forced to go to a situation that will eliminate the relatively free nature of farming we employ here and use a more closed in method, like they do in America, where sheep are stuck in pens most, if not all, of the day. I wonder what Eamonn Ryan would end up saying about that if it came to pass.

FFS, a pack of domesticated dogs can cause havoc if they go on the rampage amongst a flock. Just imagine what a roaming pack of wild wolves would do.

This is just a monumentally short sighted, hair brained, idea and even more lamentable that it's being brought up as a motion, when there are far more important things our public representatives should be tackling.

begsbyOnaTrain wrote: »

Why not have some patrol drones to look after the sheep then? If they spot a wolf or dog or whatever, they could emit a scary noise at it and scare it away and alert the farmer.

Jesus christ :rolleyes:

While wolves will generally avoid contact with humans if they can, a pack on a feeding frenzy won't give a damn about Joe the farmer when he gets alerted by his "drone" and once they figure out that the "scary noise" isn't going to do anything to them, they just won't care.

And even if alerted in the middle of the night, by the time Joe the farmer gets his shit together and goes outside to the acre where his sheep are currently grazing, the pack will have made off with enough booty.

Over a couple of nights, that could wipe out Joe the farmers yield fairly sharpish.