Pantheraman
Well-Known Member
"Only last year it was hailed as a conservation success story: the Iberian lynx, which had been close to extinction, had sprung back to life thanks to a two-decade-long effort to expand the population.
Now, however, that progress is at risk after several regional governments in Spain acceded to pressure from farmers and hunters to block the reintroduction of the species into the wild.
Claiming the wildcat preys on livestock, as well as rabbits and partridges, opponents of the lynx have made breakthroughs, threatening to undo efforts that helped its population grow to about 2,000 across Spain and Portugal."
Spain’s rewilding of Iberian lynx at risk after lobbying by hunters and farmers
Yep, you read a part of that right. While seeing recovery, the Iberian Lynx is still far from out of the woods, and the hunting community in these regions has the audacity to complain about how they have to share their predatory role with the felids. Here's a fun fact, in the Russian Far East, a much harsher place to live in, the indigenous people who, by the way, had to hunt and trap out of necessity, didn't view the Amur Tiger as a competitor, rather they viewed the animal as something that indicated forest health. Because of this, I fail to see what the excuse of hunters in Europe and North America is and I now no longer have the patience for this greedy attitude.
Now, however, that progress is at risk after several regional governments in Spain acceded to pressure from farmers and hunters to block the reintroduction of the species into the wild.
Claiming the wildcat preys on livestock, as well as rabbits and partridges, opponents of the lynx have made breakthroughs, threatening to undo efforts that helped its population grow to about 2,000 across Spain and Portugal."
Spain’s rewilding of Iberian lynx at risk after lobbying by hunters and farmers
Yep, you read a part of that right. While seeing recovery, the Iberian Lynx is still far from out of the woods, and the hunting community in these regions has the audacity to complain about how they have to share their predatory role with the felids. Here's a fun fact, in the Russian Far East, a much harsher place to live in, the indigenous people who, by the way, had to hunt and trap out of necessity, didn't view the Amur Tiger as a competitor, rather they viewed the animal as something that indicated forest health. Because of this, I fail to see what the excuse of hunters in Europe and North America is and I now no longer have the patience for this greedy attitude.