Abstract
Proposals to release the ‘Big Five’ – wolves, lynx, bison, boar and bear – into a
50,000 acre enclosure on the Alladale Estate could show us whether these animals
can survive in the Highlands. But, a proposed ban of free public access to the
reserve, visitors being charged to see the animals in their ‘natural’ environment
behind an electrified fence, is confusing the bigger issue of whether we want to
reintroduce these animals into the wild.
50,000 acre enclosure on the Alladale Estate could show us whether these animals
can survive in the Highlands. But, a proposed ban of free public access to the
reserve, visitors being charged to see the animals in their ‘natural’ environment
behind an electrified fence, is confusing the bigger issue of whether we want to
reintroduce these animals into the wild.
Original language | English |
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Pages | 7-10 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Specialist publication | The Scottish Mountaineer |
Publication status | Print publication - 2008 |
Externally published | Yes |