@RabbleChorus@TonyJuniper@rupephoto existence, just a predator/prey relationship and with global warming, more droughts and more flooding= fewer worms so badgers gotta eat. Agree on eating and pets
@RabbleChorus@TonyJuniper@rupephoto No blinkers, just recognition that generalist predators are just that, not bothered which eggs or chicks they take, it's all food, discrimination rather than any dissonance. And ask any farmer about badgers and hedgehogs, will likely tell you he has one or the other, not happy co
@RabbleChorus@TonyJuniper@rupephoto Were native, much has changed since they were last here, great disagreeing with you. I'm sure not you, but lots of people get misty eyed about reintroducting species that used to be here, a glint of hope in the damage we've unarguably done to the environment. And most shooty
@RabbleChorus@TonyJuniper@rupephoto You still mean their argument doesn't suit your world view. Beavers do good things but aren't a universal good. Check your confirmation bias.
@RabbleChorus@TonyJuniper@rupephoto Or, they know what they're talking about, know that rewetting in isolation won't work and hope someone will listen so that ultimately there are fewer fires. It's doctrine vs. lived experience and on-the-ground experience and knowledge. Sorry you find that gross.
@spookydavidjohn@Nigelrefowens But Packham speaks as though most UK farm is industrialised as in the US and his carelessness with words p*sses off hard-working farmers who care about wildlife, so he creates any confusion that exists.