islandgun Posted July 18, 2022 Report Share Posted July 18, 2022 Woodland management in Kent. Introduced Bison will create an explosion of bio-diversity by knocking down trees, this will help habitat resilience and lock up carbon to reduce the climate crisis. as will the cattle ponies and pigs. Livestock farmers take note https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-kent-62164223 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted July 18, 2022 Report Share Posted July 18, 2022 they have already introduced water buffalo to somewhere in east anglia...in a wet land and seems to be working well........plants and stuff not seen for decades are recovering Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amateur Posted July 18, 2022 Report Share Posted July 18, 2022 I remember seeing American bison in Dudley as a child Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
islandgun Posted July 18, 2022 Author Report Share Posted July 18, 2022 2 minutes ago, ditchman said: they have already introduced water buffalo to somewhere in east anglia...in a wet land and seems to be working well........plants and stuff not seen for decades are recovering Wicken Fen, I went there years ago and was interested to learn that when it was originally bought it was allowed to grow wild, [re-wilded] this had a detrimental effect and it was only when they went back to reed cutting etc that species returned, think it was the swallow tail butterfly they were most concerned about Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted July 18, 2022 Report Share Posted July 18, 2022 44 minutes ago, amateur said: I remember seeing American bison in Dudley as a child was that in the pub or coming out of woolworths Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amateur Posted July 18, 2022 Report Share Posted July 18, 2022 (edited) 1 hour ago, ditchman said: was that in the pub or coming out of woolworths Dudley zoo had a fine herd of North American buffalo. You could only get Australian bison in Woolworths Edited July 18, 2022 by amateur Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackpowder Posted July 18, 2022 Report Share Posted July 18, 2022 So bison do not break wind? Blackpowder Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted July 18, 2022 Report Share Posted July 18, 2022 6 minutes ago, Blackpowder said: So bison do not break wind? Blackpowder yes but it is a special environmental wind..........not like the hot fetid stinking myasma...that emenates from chris packams gob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
islandgun Posted July 18, 2022 Author Report Share Posted July 18, 2022 7 minutes ago, Blackpowder said: So bison do not break wind? Blackpowder Exactly ! and break down trees, In the old days people coppiced trees which allowed new growth from the woodland floor, the other point is that this re-growth is about to be consumed by other belching livestock or uprooted by iron age pigs. so the solution to the climate crisis is, stop farmers from raising animals, re-wild/plant trees on agricultural land then when the trees have grown introduce animals to clear the land and make it into pasture Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldypigeonpopper Posted July 18, 2022 Report Share Posted July 18, 2022 30 minutes ago, Blackpowder said: So bison do not break wind? Blackpowder Hello, be more of a Bark if they eat all the trees 🤔🙄 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yellow Bear Posted July 18, 2022 Report Share Posted July 18, 2022 9 minutes ago, oldypigeonpopper said: Hello, be more of a Bark if they eat all the trees No that's the Beavers - IIRC one programme said they need about 150 trees a year, so much for re forestation. Another example of "Rewilder think" 🤣 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old farrier Posted July 18, 2022 Report Share Posted July 18, 2022 We have a good rewilding record along with introducing non native species what could ever go wrong grey squirrel coypue mink wild boar Freshwater turtles zander please feel free to add to the list Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FOXHUNTER1 Posted July 18, 2022 Report Share Posted July 18, 2022 Just now, Old farrier said: We have a good rewilding record along with introducing non native species what could ever go wrong grey squirrel coypue mink wild boar Freshwater turtles zander please feel free to add to the list It's not rewilding, BBC reporting ******** as usual. Its 1000 acres fenced in ....basically just like a zoo *** Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old farrier Posted July 18, 2022 Report Share Posted July 18, 2022 7 minutes ago, FOXHUNTER1 said: It's not rewilding, BBC reporting ******** as usual. Its 1000 acres fenced in ....basically just like a zoo *** Until they escape like all the other ones have 🙄 just wondering how many trees they cut down to make the fence Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yellow Bear Posted July 18, 2022 Report Share Posted July 18, 2022 13 minutes ago, Old farrier said: We have a good rewilding record along with introducing non native species what could ever go wrong grey squirrel coypue mink wild boar Freshwater turtles zander please feel free to add to the list parakeets various Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old farrier Posted July 18, 2022 Report Share Posted July 18, 2022 Just now, Yellow Bear said: parakeets various 😊👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FOXHUNTER1 Posted July 18, 2022 Report Share Posted July 18, 2022 33 minutes ago, Old farrier said: Until they escape like all the other ones have 🙄 just wondering how many trees they cut down to make the fence Metal fences .. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
London Best Posted July 18, 2022 Report Share Posted July 18, 2022 58 minutes ago, Old farrier said: We have a good rewilding record along with introducing non native species what could ever go wrong grey squirrel coypue mink wild boar Freshwater turtles zander please feel free to add to the list Crayfish Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sciurus Posted July 18, 2022 Report Share Posted July 18, 2022 Japanese Knotweed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShootingEgg Posted July 18, 2022 Report Share Posted July 18, 2022 Bison park, much like a deer park, nice big fenced area to farm them... But tart it up as a way of conserving an area. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old farrier Posted July 18, 2022 Report Share Posted July 18, 2022 29 minutes ago, FOXHUNTER1 said: Metal fences .. Even better carbon footprint making the metal fence post and galvanised 🙄 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
islandgun Posted July 18, 2022 Author Report Share Posted July 18, 2022 1 hour ago, ShootingEgg said: Bison park, much like a deer park, nice big fenced area to farm them... But tart it up as a way of conserving an area. Maybe not the answer to the climate crisis then Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShootingEgg Posted July 18, 2022 Report Share Posted July 18, 2022 2 minutes ago, islandgun said: Maybe not the answer to the climate crisis then They clearly don't **** like cows if they are going to be good for environment... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddoakley Posted July 18, 2022 Report Share Posted July 18, 2022 In a strong Midlands accent; What's the difference between a buffalo and a bison?? You can't wash your hands in a buffalo..... Edd Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Neal Posted July 18, 2022 Report Share Posted July 18, 2022 What's missing from this idealistic dream of biodiversity? Apex predators. There's going to be nothing in nature to thin out and control the bison population. I'm no expert but I've got a feeling there could be too much of a good thing going on, if the effects of the bison increase exponentially as they eventually multiply. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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