#2 Bring Back the Bears!

[@G.UK76]

Very interesting. Thanks for making the effort.

[@155GBH]

Beaver Bombers.......still laughing about that one! Great podcast both of you, please do some more!

[@matthewdeepblue]

I mean let's be clear though. Beaver dams are also very good for flooding. Alaska isn't the best place to understand the importance of beaver habitat. Look at it states that don't have them. Because, as they're starting to bounce back, they are solving some of the flooding problems. And they are also solving some of the water shortage problems. And I know that there has been flooding issues in recent years in the United Kingdom. The reality is they can help solve that, however, they could make it worse in the short-term in places. So what you do then is move them along (trap and release)

[@thevoyageur2152]

Sure, black bears, grizzly bears and saber toothed tigers. Release them in the park in London for the Anti’s to feed.😊😊

[@matthewdeepblue]

Have you told anybody you're doing a podcast again? Is this available elsewhere? I'm really enjoying this. I disagree very much. Not entirely but occasionally. That doesn't mean I don't enjoy it. I'm not surprised by your American friend, it depends on the state. Each state is like it's having country with its own little views. Here in Kentucky- we have restored the elk pop population, we have bobcat, we are restoring our streams slowly but surely hopefully we can get the brook trout the size of Maine's soon. We have restored the black bear, technically we're still restoring. But they're just showing up in Western Kentucky now. Hopefully the Red Wolf returns, but that would require the federal government actually funding something that isn't military. Cougar gets spotted occasionally, officially we don't have them. But everybody knows we do, Even one of our prominent biologist, mcgregor, has said we have a small population. Of course we restored the turkey population. Kentucky is one of the biggest successes of that. Know everyone has done well. Believe it or not, my grandfather rarely saw turkey when he was the boy, market hunting got them. I see them every spring, by the dozens. Quail are bouncing back (Urban development in the '80s and '90s). You have to learn to market wildlife projects. You have to make the bugs cute, Make a little cartoon version of them and market them towards people's children, and people will protect what their children love. You also have to market savings something cuddly, by saving other things. So if you need a particular insect or something, market it as the "_something_ habitat restoration program" and show pictures of cuddly things. And actually no, One way you could bring back the Lynx and not have to deal with this is a grant for Farmers to have herd protection dogs. You wouldn't need any of the Turkish dogs that American ranchers use out west. Your particular threats would be smaller, so you wouldn't need such rough and tumble dogs. A great Pyrenees would do the job really well. Remember America's dealt with this stuff already for a while. You guys need to be looking to see some of the things we did. That's not to say the habitats are the same, but yes, there needs to be a grant for herd protection dogs if you bring back the lynx. You just won't have lynx attacks on sheep. But you're completely right when you say that you have to lay a foundation a first.