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Wolf and bear More about politics, economics and psychology, than ecology. And what do we really know about their prospective ecology in Britain? Peter Taylor, Ethos

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Page 1: Wolf and bear More about politics, economics and psychology, than ecology. And what do we really know about their prospective ecology in Britain? Peter

Wolf and bear

More about politics, economics and psychology, than ecology.

And what do we really know about their prospective ecology in Britain?

Peter Taylor, Ethos

Page 2: Wolf and bear More about politics, economics and psychology, than ecology. And what do we really know about their prospective ecology in Britain? Peter

Wolf and bearEcological

* Food and size of territory

* Genetic stability of small isolated populations

Political, economic and psychological

* Public risk and perceptions

* Disease risks to humans and stock

* Economic damage

* Animal welfare issues

* Wolf-dog issues

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Wolf and bear

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Wolf and bear

Distribution of the Wolf in Western Europe

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Wolf and bear

Bear: 80% vegetarian, needs large ecologically rich territory.

Wolf: 100% carnivorous, needs protecting from people!

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Wolf and bear

Western Highlands

Only potential wolf and bear

habitat

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Wolf and bear

The Glen Affric Core Area proposed by Trees for life

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Wolf and bear

Temperate Forest Ghost Herbivores

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Wolf and bear

The Exmoor Panthers: black leopards and pumas at large