Not a very good idea. They would need serious population control.
I think they should be allowed marry whoever they want.
This is a boaring thread.
Couldn’t eat a whole one
Great bunch of lads
Introducing wild boars in ireland?
My first thought is “hmm free range sausages and rashers”
They are delicious when turned into Salami by a good butcher
They’d be fine to reintroduce. After all, the wolves would cull the numbers.
Oh, wait. Yeah. Nevermind.
Big problem in Italy with these. They have started to come in to cities like Rome. Can be lethal fuckers if they charge at you
No idea we had wild boars
No, there’s not enough Forrest for them to survive without encroaching on and damaging farmers fields. They’d spread like mad without any natural predators. Wolves would do less damage than wild boars, not even joking.
Introduce bears/wolves/boars and that giant extinct Elk
We’d need native forests first. We would also need to remove all the invasive species the currently choke the land.
Then we’d need large habitats for the boars, away from the factory farm of our countryside.
And then we would also need predators for them, as they can reproduce like crazy.
So whilst yes it would be nice, I dont trust the powers that be to get it done right.
Oh god, it’s those 30-50 feral hogs I was warned about
It wasn’t a boar but about 20 years ago there was a wild Vietnamese pot bellied pig terrorising a town in Clare.
With no predators other than getting hit by a car the numbers will multiply and a cull will have to happen.
They should be brought back, alongside wolves and proper forests.
Anywhere you see “Torc” or “Turk” in a place-name was historically a place they lived.
With a quick Google, I gather that they became extinct in Ireland in the 12th century. They’d likely cause a lot of ecological damage if they were brought in. I’d rather they were not re-introduced. They can stay extinct regarding Ireland for all I care, especially regarding the damage they have done to other species in other countries where they were introduced.
I approve, as long as they’re in the form of jamón de bellota.
Do Irish folks not even know how dangerous Boars are? you’d be safer with shy wolves being reintroduced than these big fuckers. Boars are viscous and can get to dangerous sizes and eat everything. They’re a pest.
Wild Beors*
I mean, they are cute and… um… tasty, but they are really aggressive. I love picking up mushrooms, not running from those guys.
They look tasty.
“Beores gone wild” on TG4 ….imagine
I think that one on the far right is adorable. I’ve named him Denis as I reckon he’s a rascal.
I mean maybe introduce some sort of predator to balance out their populations as they reproduce very fast if I’m correct. a predator species would do good for our deer populations too
If we are serious about addressing the biodiversity crisis, they should be reintroduced. They are considered a keystone species in their native ecosystems so their presence would have a huge benefit to biodiversity.
At the moment, there are clear limitations in available habitat so conflict with humans would be inevitable. There would be issues with population control since there is no population of predators and no recent tradition of hunting by humans. Ultimately, these are issues that could be resolved if there was the will.
We all know human civilisation has eradicated these and many other species on this island leading to any extremely unbalanced ecosystem. If we are to ever see such species roaming the landscape here again it will ultimately take a substantial change in how we view ourselves within our environment and how we manage our impact on our environment.
I hope we will see a widespread adoption of regenerative agriculture and rewilding in the future.
As an ecologist, I of course can see merit in the idea…if it is part of a much longer, broader, encompassing rewilding strategy. Which is realistically how they might be reintroduced. My opinion is that corncrake, curlew, raptors, freshwater pearl mussel etc. should be brought back from the brink of local extirpation first.
I’d worry for the boar though. I don’t think Irish people are ready, despite a biodiversity and climate crisis, in general people still want less wilderness not more – in this thread you even have people saying that even deer and badgers are too much danger for us. People at work are aghast that I might go for a run through a purposeful Coiltte dog walk trail in case I fall over a root. This is a very safe and consequently very frumpy country and I don’t see that changing anytime soon.
Recurring traumatic nightmare from my childhood right through to adulthood- nope, not on my watch, no wild boars, nope, nosireebob
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I’ve met a few over the years.
Not a very good idea. They would need serious population control.
I think they should be allowed marry whoever they want.
This is a boaring thread.
Couldn’t eat a whole one
Great bunch of lads
Introducing wild boars in ireland?
My first thought is “hmm free range sausages and rashers”
They are delicious when turned into Salami by a good butcher
They’d be fine to reintroduce. After all, the wolves would cull the numbers.
Oh, wait. Yeah. Nevermind.
Big problem in Italy with these. They have started to come in to cities like Rome. Can be lethal fuckers if they charge at you
No idea we had wild boars
No, there’s not enough Forrest for them to survive without encroaching on and damaging farmers fields. They’d spread like mad without any natural predators. Wolves would do less damage than wild boars, not even joking.
Introduce bears/wolves/boars and that giant extinct Elk
We’d need native forests first. We would also need to remove all the invasive species the currently choke the land.
Then we’d need large habitats for the boars, away from the factory farm of our countryside.
And then we would also need predators for them, as they can reproduce like crazy.
So whilst yes it would be nice, I dont trust the powers that be to get it done right.
Oh god, it’s those 30-50 feral hogs I was warned about
It wasn’t a boar but about 20 years ago there was a wild Vietnamese pot bellied pig terrorising a town in Clare.
With no predators other than getting hit by a car the numbers will multiply and a cull will have to happen.
They should be brought back, alongside wolves and proper forests.
Anywhere you see “Torc” or “Turk” in a place-name was historically a place they lived.
With a quick Google, I gather that they became extinct in Ireland in the 12th century. They’d likely cause a lot of ecological damage if they were brought in. I’d rather they were not re-introduced. They can stay extinct regarding Ireland for all I care, especially regarding the damage they have done to other species in other countries where they were introduced.
I approve, as long as they’re in the form of jamón de bellota.
Do Irish folks not even know how dangerous Boars are? you’d be safer with shy wolves being reintroduced than these big fuckers. Boars are viscous and can get to dangerous sizes and eat everything. They’re a pest.
Wild Beors*
I mean, they are cute and… um… tasty, but they are really aggressive. I love picking up mushrooms, not running from those guys.
They look tasty.
“Beores gone wild” on TG4 ….imagine
I think that one on the far right is adorable. I’ve named him Denis as I reckon he’s a rascal.
I mean maybe introduce some sort of predator to balance out their populations as they reproduce very fast if I’m correct. a predator species would do good for our deer populations too
If we are serious about addressing the biodiversity crisis, they should be reintroduced. They are considered a keystone species in their native ecosystems so their presence would have a huge benefit to biodiversity.
At the moment, there are clear limitations in available habitat so conflict with humans would be inevitable. There would be issues with population control since there is no population of predators and no recent tradition of hunting by humans. Ultimately, these are issues that could be resolved if there was the will.
We all know human civilisation has eradicated these and many other species on this island leading to any extremely unbalanced ecosystem. If we are to ever see such species roaming the landscape here again it will ultimately take a substantial change in how we view ourselves within our environment and how we manage our impact on our environment.
I hope we will see a widespread adoption of regenerative agriculture and rewilding in the future.
As an ecologist, I of course can see merit in the idea…if it is part of a much longer, broader, encompassing rewilding strategy. Which is realistically how they might be reintroduced. My opinion is that corncrake, curlew, raptors, freshwater pearl mussel etc. should be brought back from the brink of local extirpation first.
I’d worry for the boar though. I don’t think Irish people are ready, despite a biodiversity and climate crisis, in general people still want less wilderness not more – in this thread you even have people saying that even deer and badgers are too much danger for us. People at work are aghast that I might go for a run through a purposeful Coiltte dog walk trail in case I fall over a root. This is a very safe and consequently very frumpy country and I don’t see that changing anytime soon.
Recurring traumatic nightmare from my childhood right through to adulthood- nope, not on my watch, no wild boars, nope, nosireebob