We have one of the lowest percentages of native tree cover in the world. We need to be moving away from the hideous commercial conifer plantations and return to native forests.
Just so long as you have a very clear idea of what "displacing" farmers means and that it happens with their consent. We've had more than enough evictions in our history, we don't need more.
@@MikeyJMJ "Being asked to plant a few trees." is not being "displaced." And yes, farmers also lose their land due to other government megaprojects. That isn't right either. Ireland has a long history of farmers being pushed off the land they work by the authorities.
The yanks live with wolves i don't see why we can't. Theres ways to protect sheep. Donkeys, llamas, guardian dogs ect. I agree with what he says. And I work on farms so I'm coming from that point of view too. We have way too many deer and it's pointless culling them when we can allow them to go back to the natural way. I'd love to see the lynx back too. They're lovely creatures. I was in Wild Ireland in September of 2020 and I loved. Tis an amazing place
Yanks like to shoot wolves and wildlife. Not too long ago in Montana an entire pack of wolves were hunted to the last one for a hunters leisure. After lockdown I'm certainly going to wild Ireland its certainly on the agenda, really want to visit that place.
@@sjudas3584 Ya it's class I loved it But there's still wolves thriving in North America. I believe we should introduce them back to the Irish countryside
I wouldn’t like to see the Lynx brought back. That died out naturally, not through hunting. Nothing that died through natural Darwinism should be reintroduced. The wolf was hunted to extinction due to British bounties placed on their heads and were hugely prevalent here. I think Ireland had the most forest cover and highest population of wolves than any other European country until the British. Our forest cover is now one of the lowest in Europe (was at 70-80% now at 11%). If wolves were reintroduced it’d need to be a small population and kept down to prevent encroachment on no longer forested areas.
I always thought that if you connected the bluestack mountains down to nevin beg rage with a wilderness corridor then you would have a sizeable wilderness reserve stretching from Connemara up to the Derryveagh Mountains in Donegal. Some people may think that I am out of touch with rural Ireland and probably live in a city but I myself am a small scale beef farmer so this kind of project would affect someone like me more than anyone else.I think that we would need to start reintroducing some of our other extinct animal's like the capercaillie, osprey and the lynx before even considering wolves this would get people more in the mindset of reintroducing our extinct animals and improving our biodiversity and all the benefits that come with reintroducing these animals.
Even joining the derryveagh to the bluestacks in Donegal with plenty of birch and scottspine trees would be a big enough area for some lynx, but it's never gonna happen because the Irish government couldn't care less about nature, that's why our country is covered in Sitka spruce that offers nothing for wildlife or even the people who live close to those green deserts
Ireland is 84,421 km² and 4M people, Rwanda is 26,500 km² and 14M people, yet we have 5 National Parks covering 1/4 of the countries land, and this in a country where 80% of the population are farmers. We have Lions, Elephants, Gorillas, Crocodiles, Chimpanzees,... Living in habitats as diverse as Savannah and Jungle. All that to say past Irish people made Ireland a desert, and it is a shame that a country as rich as Ireland cannot do as much as most African countries currently do. And same goes for the UK.
Ireland is also the very first country that experienced British Imperialism on such a large scale for so long. You say man did this, but in fact the Irish are an ancient Goddess culture that respected their land. It was not until British Imperialism and subsequent industrialization that the land became destroyed. Ireland needs to be rewilded in the same way most countries do especially those who have been used as cheap sources of beef/wool/animal flesh. Wolves belong in Ireland, imported animals used for profit do not.
@@KaliMaaaaa that's a fair point, i always forget that Ireland was the first British colony, the Irish are a truly resilient people to survive so many centuries of brutal colonization.
Well the problem is the Irish government doesn't give a shit about nature. I understand the British did enormous damage to our country by cutting all the oak forests and shooting every wolf, but Ireland since 1921 has done nothing to repair the damage lost. Our national parks are devoid of trees apart from Killarney, and even Killarney should have more trees than what it has. Our country is covered in Sitka spruce trees that offer nothing for wildlife, they are simply planted for profit. We have fields upon fields that are spread with slurry and chemicals that kill every insect and wild flower, which is decimating butterflies, moths and bees. I really respect the African countries because even though they are poor, their governments have more respect for nature than any of the European countries.
I was walking through the national park last weekend and I kept thinking, if there was a lynx in the bush, we'd never know. There's plenty of space and tree cover, so many deer and rabbits to prey on. It'd be the perfect place
@@robertclarke7848it's great that we have these eminaties in Ireland and people can enjoy them. For argument sake let's say they found a way to keep the wolf packs inside the parks can anyone guarantee that people would be safe in them, remember we're on a tiny island not a continent grow up and think of all the problems reintroducing wolves would present they'd create far more problems than they'd solve.
There is one place in Europe, where there are wolves still it’s where I’m from. It’s called Abruzzi Italy. The Italian wolf still lives in the mountains even though they tried to kill it there’s so many pockets in the mountains they can hide they can’t eradicate them. It’s the only place in Europe they’ve been and they couldn’t get rid of them.
Man your lucky to live there, I've heard there are bears in Italy too, in the mountainous areas, I've seen photos of the Italian Alps and it looks amazing!
Wilderness corridors make a lot of sense. The colonial conquest of Ireland wiped out the native wolves as Ireland was deforested for the British navy sheets. Returning the wolves is part of the healing process
@@robertclarke7848 I wish that was true. But all we do is talk talk talk and nothing happens. It's an eternal debate that seems like it will never end.
It's tough to look at people and ask, "Do we value the natural world?" Many people may not even understand the question as many are already so removed from nature living in cities in the cars, apartments, businesses. But then Nature seems to be knocking on our collective "doors". The ability to be removed, to be unaffected by nature is irrelevant. Nature is impacting our way of life, to the point that if we are not able to adapt, nature will force some human adaptation. Whether it's reduced food production, interrupted hydrological cycles, elevated temperatures especially in urban environments, the cost of doing nothing and being removed from nature is becoming unavoidable. In older times, this had led to some smaller civilizations to even fully collapse.
I think that it would take a change in behavior from deer, sheep farmers AND nature enthusiasts alike. Bringing the wolf back and just leaving them alone is irresponsible, if only because of population dynamics. Populations of prey and predator will initially be out of whack (few wolves, lots of roe deer) and will start to fluctuate. These waves will only dampen over time. This means that there will inevitably come times that there are lots of hungry wolves but few roe deer left. That is a dangerous inbalance caused by Homo sapiens that should be MANAGED by our invasive species. Leaving them alone will not do. And culling will have to part of the management tools to guide the system to a more stationary state as quickly as possible.
As a US hunter and outdoors man in Wisconsin, Wolves came back to our state in the 1980's. Be very careful what you wish for. Wolves multiply way faster than scientist or biologist ever foresee. This means that you MUST have a conservation control system in place before you introduce them. This is where the US has had issues. Wisconsin is only one state and it is TWICE the size of all of Ireland. Prior to 1980 wolves were nonexistent .. extinct in Wisconsin. Today there are well over 1000's.. so many we just had a wolf hunt that was supposed to last a week but in 4 days..over 200 were shot/trapped. Estimates now put the wolf population in Wisconsin way over biologist stats. Hunting and trapping are OPEN here and so are firearms.. are you prepared to open this pandora box? All year long we have Wolf issues with dog killings and domestic animals... are you prepared for this? One sheepdog going up into a hill to bring down some stranglers of sheep.. if a wolf is there, that dog won't come back. Happens all the time in Wisconsin. Just some thoughts. They are magnificent animals.. but they are APEX predators.
@@sjudas3584 people like you that refuse to put their bias aside when making decisions are the same people that have monumental stupid ideas. Judas....lol Your last name shows the decision-making is historical....
Why? As a hunter he's got more knowledge about this animal than any of ye. As a hunter he would have the experience and knowledge of how to handle this animal. As well as what to expect ,then .
Well the Irish lived with wolves for centuries until the English wiped them out, even back then Ireland had the highest population of wolves in Europe! But I guess times have changed, for instance all of our native forest is wiped out, and wolves need that for cover, so without huge chunks of forest then the wolf is likely to attack some sheep in the uplands, Ireland is too intensely farmed now a days, the lynx would be a better bet if the useless Irish government would plant some damn trees for nature
I've always thought that you shpuld be able to walk the entirety of Ireland without seeing a road, just wildness. The nature corridors he was speaking about that connect al over the country is an amazing idea and a doable idea.
I just found out that wolves do not like red flags. Farmers could conceivably protect their livestock by two simple concepts. Hanging red flags on or near the fences and peeing every five feet along the perimeter. The flags would deter them and the pee marks the territory.
Im glad and agree that they should be brought back but with humans pretty much overpopulated it would be extremely difficult to find a solution for that didn't require people moving or being attacked for food. Lynx wouldn't be AS bad because they're solitary hunters, but wolves also break off not agreeing and end up making multiple packs and are very territorial. I do hope someday nature can be restored before it's too late.
We can fight with the government to get these wonderful wolves back I've never seen one before I'm not sitting back and let the government wipe out more animals!!
The Celtic wolf back ahh man I gotta fly out who is this guy is he a beserker sounds like one haha back to the way it was true beserker man respect ahhh beserker nortic man glad to see em surviving on an island u need to keep em there now bro for good we shall be living with the Celtic wolf all table scraps not needed out the window so they thrive yeah 😂💯💪
After watching Wolfwalkers, Ireland deserves wolves again. They were driven extinct because the people see them as evil animals and associated with the Devil. But they're not.
They were driven extinct because of British government policy in Ireland. People were paid good money if they killed a wolf. There were even professional wolf hunters mostly from England who came here for centuries up until the late 1700s. Most Irish people lived peacefully alongside the wolf until these policies came about. They went extinct in Scotland/England/Wales long before us.
Idaho Montana and Wyoming have wolf hunting, no tags needed. The wolves got out of control so fast that wolves, not man , are wolves biggest predators. Don’t be fooled with the hippie bullshit. Careful consideration and management needs to take place especially with an animal that will hunt and kill you. My favorite story is of a wolf advocate in Oregon protesting hunting in one way or another getting eaten by wolves. I’m all for wolves by the way. I’m not for the “ everything is going to be just fine “ attitude”. Remember California has a grizzly on its state’s flag but there’s no grizzlies. For a reason. Both kill for sport , wolves and grizzlies. This man states “ with No wolves the fox overpopulated and got out of control so fast other species started to suffer “. It’s in the video. Apply this to wolves and let’s talk about how you are going to manage these wolves.
We have one of the lowest percentages of native tree cover in the world.
We need to be moving away from the hideous commercial conifer plantations and return to native forests.
Ireland is known for its scenery, but it's hard to appreciate when there's nothing but conifers.
Bloody english chopped all the trees down
Just so long as you have a very clear idea of what "displacing" farmers means and that it happens with their consent. We've had more than enough evictions in our history, we don't need more.
@@MikeyJMJ "Being asked to plant a few trees." is not being "displaced."
And yes, farmers also lose their land due to other government megaprojects. That isn't right either.
Ireland has a long history of farmers being pushed off the land they work by the authorities.
@@imbrian7199 LOL.. I have never heard that expression before.
I'm a first generation Canadian but being in Canada has made me appreciate exactly how beautiful and important every animal is
I’m happy more people are talking about this
The yanks live with wolves i don't see why we can't. Theres ways to protect sheep. Donkeys, llamas, guardian dogs ect. I agree with what he says. And I work on farms so I'm coming from that point of view too. We have way too many deer and it's pointless culling them when we can allow them to go back to the natural way. I'd love to see the lynx back too. They're lovely creatures. I was in Wild Ireland in September of 2020 and I loved. Tis an amazing place
Yanks like to shoot wolves and wildlife. Not too long ago in Montana an entire pack of wolves were hunted to the last one for a hunters leisure. After lockdown I'm certainly going to wild Ireland its certainly on the agenda, really want to visit that place.
@@sjudas3584 Ya it's class I loved it
But there's still wolves thriving in North America. I believe we should introduce them back to the Irish countryside
I wouldn’t like to see the Lynx brought back. That died out naturally, not through hunting. Nothing that died through natural Darwinism should be reintroduced. The wolf was hunted to extinction due to British bounties placed on their heads and were hugely prevalent here. I think Ireland had the most forest cover and highest population of wolves than any other European country until the British.
Our forest cover is now one of the lowest in Europe (was at 70-80% now at 11%). If wolves were reintroduced it’d need to be a small population and kept down to prevent encroachment on no longer forested areas.
@@dylanduke1075 I've read for the lynx it was due to habitat loss and hunting.
@@sjudas3584 in the U.K. don’t think there’s a lot of evidence for lynx in Ireland (except for a relatively long time ago)
I agree. To everything he proposes
I always thought that if you connected the bluestack mountains down to nevin beg rage with a wilderness corridor then you would have a sizeable wilderness reserve stretching from Connemara up to the Derryveagh Mountains in Donegal. Some people may think that I am out of touch with rural Ireland and probably live in a city but I myself am a small scale beef farmer so this kind of project would affect someone like me more than anyone else.I think that we would need to start reintroducing some of our other extinct animal's like the capercaillie, osprey and the lynx before even considering wolves this would get people more in the mindset of reintroducing our extinct animals and improving our biodiversity and all the benefits that come with reintroducing these animals.
Even joining the derryveagh to the bluestacks in Donegal with plenty of birch and scottspine trees would be a big enough area for some lynx, but it's never gonna happen because the Irish government couldn't care less about nature, that's why our country is covered in Sitka spruce that offers nothing for wildlife or even the people who live close to those green deserts
Ireland is 84,421 km² and 4M people, Rwanda is 26,500 km² and 14M people, yet we have 5 National Parks covering 1/4 of the countries land, and this in a country where 80% of the population are farmers. We have Lions, Elephants, Gorillas, Crocodiles, Chimpanzees,... Living in habitats as diverse as Savannah and Jungle. All that to say past Irish people made Ireland a desert, and it is a shame that a country as rich as Ireland cannot do as much as most African countries currently do. And same goes for the UK.
Ireland is also the very first country that experienced British Imperialism on such a large scale for so long. You say man did this, but in fact the Irish are an ancient Goddess culture that respected their land. It was not until British Imperialism and subsequent industrialization that the land became destroyed. Ireland needs to be rewilded in the same way most countries do especially those who have been used as cheap sources of beef/wool/animal flesh. Wolves belong in Ireland, imported animals used for profit do not.
@@KaliMaaaaa that's a fair point, i always forget that Ireland was the first British colony, the Irish are a truly resilient people to survive so many centuries of brutal colonization.
Well the problem is the Irish government doesn't give a shit about nature. I understand the British did enormous damage to our country by cutting all the oak forests and shooting every wolf, but Ireland since 1921 has done nothing to repair the damage lost. Our national parks are devoid of trees apart from Killarney, and even Killarney should have more trees than what it has. Our country is covered in Sitka spruce trees that offer nothing for wildlife, they are simply planted for profit. We have fields upon fields that are spread with slurry and chemicals that kill every insect and wild flower, which is decimating butterflies, moths and bees. I really respect the African countries because even though they are poor, their governments have more respect for nature than any of the European countries.
As a killarney man myself I would absolutely love to see wolves being introduced into the national park.
I was walking through the national park last weekend and I kept thinking, if there was a lynx in the bush, we'd never know. There's plenty of space and tree cover, so many deer and rabbits to prey on. It'd be the perfect place
I live in Co. Donegal I go to Wild Ireland when I want
@@Xx_Adriana_xX1234 oh how I envy you
@@robertclarke7848it's great that we have these eminaties in Ireland and people can enjoy them. For argument sake let's say they found a way to keep the wolf packs inside the parks can anyone guarantee that people would be safe in them, remember we're on a tiny island not a continent grow up and think of all the problems reintroducing wolves would present they'd create far more problems than they'd solve.
Irish Wolfshound: Finally my time has come.
Keep up the good work.
McCann clan means: son of the wolf. This makes me very happy.
There is one place in Europe, where there are wolves still it’s where I’m from. It’s called Abruzzi Italy. The Italian wolf still lives in the mountains even though they tried to kill it there’s so many pockets in the mountains they can hide they can’t eradicate them. It’s the only place in Europe they’ve been and they couldn’t get rid of them.
Man your lucky to live there, I've heard there are bears in Italy too, in the mountainous areas, I've seen photos of the Italian Alps and it looks amazing!
Amazing project, thank you.
Well said.
Reforest Ireland!
I would love to see a wild wolf in Ireland not to get too close obviously but it would be a sight to see
Wilderness corridors make a lot of sense. The colonial conquest of Ireland wiped out the native wolves as Ireland was deforested for the British navy sheets. Returning the wolves is part of the healing process
Scotland needs to do the same. Bring back wolves and lynx.
Scotland is a lot closer than we are
@@robertclarke7848 I wish that was true. But all we do is talk talk talk and nothing happens. It's an eternal debate that seems like it will never end.
I really love the wolves, amazing video thanks
Thanks for sharing; take care
Theres a reason wolves were eradicated
I do agree 👍👍
It's tough to look at people and ask, "Do we value the natural world?" Many people may not even understand the question as many are already so removed from nature living in cities in the cars, apartments, businesses. But then Nature seems to be knocking on our collective "doors". The ability to be removed, to be unaffected by nature is irrelevant. Nature is impacting our way of life, to the point that if we are not able to adapt, nature will force some human adaptation. Whether it's reduced food production, interrupted hydrological cycles, elevated temperatures especially in urban environments, the cost of doing nothing and being removed from nature is becoming unavoidable. In older times, this had led to some smaller civilizations to even fully collapse.
Bring them back , ASAP.
I hope they come back, my goal in life is to hold a wolf pup in my hands or hug it
It will also help Ireland look more beautiful, and I’m not joking
I think that it would take a change in behavior from deer, sheep farmers AND nature enthusiasts alike. Bringing the wolf back and just leaving them alone is irresponsible, if only because of population dynamics. Populations of prey and predator will initially be out of whack (few wolves, lots of roe deer) and will start to fluctuate. These waves will only dampen over time. This means that there will inevitably come times that there are lots of hungry wolves but few roe deer left. That is a dangerous inbalance caused by Homo sapiens that should be MANAGED by our invasive species. Leaving them alone will not do. And culling will have to part of the management tools to guide the system to a more stationary state as quickly as possible.
Honestly don’t no why we don’t reintroduce the lynx now and see how that goes?
You can get yourself a Forth wolf that you can have four wolves to your park
As a US hunter and outdoors man in Wisconsin, Wolves came back to our state in the 1980's. Be very careful what you wish for. Wolves multiply way faster than scientist or biologist ever foresee. This means that you MUST have a conservation control system in place before you introduce them. This is where the US has had issues. Wisconsin is only one state and it is TWICE the size of all of Ireland. Prior to 1980 wolves were nonexistent .. extinct in Wisconsin. Today there are well over 1000's.. so many we just had a wolf hunt that was supposed to last a week but in 4 days..over 200 were shot/trapped. Estimates now put the wolf population in Wisconsin way over biologist stats. Hunting and trapping are OPEN here and so are firearms.. are you prepared to open this pandora box? All year long we have Wolf issues with dog killings and domestic animals... are you prepared for this? One sheepdog going up into a hill to bring down some stranglers of sheep.. if a wolf is there, that dog won't come back. Happens all the time in Wisconsin. Just some thoughts. They are magnificent animals.. but they are APEX predators.
As a hunter you are the last person to be giving advice on this.
@@sjudas3584 people like you that refuse to put their bias aside when making decisions are the same people that have monumental stupid ideas. Judas....lol Your last name shows the decision-making is historical....
Why? As a hunter he's got more knowledge about this animal than any of ye. As a hunter he would have the experience and knowledge of how to handle this animal. As well as what to expect ,then .
No they are not thinking about the downsides
Well the Irish lived with wolves for centuries until the English wiped them out, even back then Ireland had the highest population of wolves in Europe! But I guess times have changed, for instance all of our native forest is wiped out, and wolves need that for cover, so without huge chunks of forest then the wolf is likely to attack some sheep in the uplands, Ireland is too intensely farmed now a days, the lynx would be a better bet if the useless Irish government would plant some damn trees for nature
Give us back Mac Tire the brits took from us, bounty’s of £6 per wolf was a lot of money in the 1600’s.
I ❤ Wolves
🇮🇪 it will be amazing if they bring back the wolves 🐺 🐺
I've always thought that you shpuld be able to walk the entirety of Ireland without seeing a road, just wildness.
The nature corridors he was speaking about that connect al over the country is an amazing idea and a doable idea.
The grizzly bear is next ❤
I just found out that wolves do not like red flags. Farmers could conceivably protect their livestock by two simple concepts. Hanging red flags on or near the fences and peeing every five feet along the perimeter. The flags would deter them and the pee marks the territory.
Im glad and agree that they should be brought back but with humans pretty much overpopulated it would be extremely difficult to find a solution for that didn't require people moving or being attacked for food. Lynx wouldn't be AS bad because they're solitary hunters, but wolves also break off not agreeing and end up making multiple packs and are very territorial. I do hope someday nature can be restored before it's too late.
LITERALLY EVERYTHING THIS GUY SAID OMG 💚
Well, wolves are the sons of the country after all.
Beannacht Dé leat, éire álainn
We can fight with the government to get these wonderful wolves back I've never seen one before I'm not sitting back and let the government wipe out more animals!!
Your the type of people we need in this country mate ..humans have wrecked this amazing country and we need to get it back to its best
SAVE THE WOLVES!
Across the Celtic Sea?
It came back in Belgium over 20 years ago.
This would be so cool. Bring back the wolf. Let's restore nature.
And bears
There are lots of great reasons to have native woodland corridors--- how do we start this?
I think that wolves should be In Ireland
Wild boar should come first.
I support it
Native forests 🌳
Bring back our forests and bring back our native animals
The Celtic wolf back ahh man I gotta fly out who is this guy is he a beserker sounds like one haha back to the way it was true beserker man respect ahhh beserker nortic man glad to see em surviving on an island u need to keep em there now bro for good we shall be living with the Celtic wolf all table scraps not needed out the window so they thrive yeah 😂💯💪
Farmers can get Guard dogs
Conairt mic ti're
it's a pity
cuireann sé seo i bhfad níos mó meas ar na hainmhithe go léir atá againn anseo in Éirinn go raibh maith agat ❤️
After watching Wolfwalkers, Ireland deserves wolves again. They were driven extinct because the people see them as evil animals and associated with the Devil. But they're not.
They were driven extinct because of British government policy in Ireland. People were paid good money if they killed a wolf.
There were even professional wolf hunters mostly from England who came here for centuries up until the late 1700s.
Most Irish people lived peacefully alongside the wolf until these policies came about. They went extinct in Scotland/England/Wales long before us.
@@MikeyJMJ that's disgusting, poor wolves 😔
Idaho Montana and Wyoming have wolf hunting, no tags needed. The wolves got out of control so fast that wolves, not man , are wolves biggest predators. Don’t be fooled with the hippie bullshit. Careful consideration and management needs to take place especially with an animal that will hunt and kill you. My favorite story is of a wolf advocate in Oregon protesting hunting in one way or another getting eaten by wolves. I’m all for wolves by the way. I’m not for the “ everything is going to be just fine “ attitude”. Remember California has a grizzly on its state’s flag but there’s no grizzlies. For a reason. Both kill for sport , wolves and grizzlies. This man states “ with No wolves the fox overpopulated and got out of control so fast other species started to suffer “. It’s in the video. Apply this to wolves and let’s talk about how you are going to manage these wolves.
I'm not even going to watch this, its bad. Bad.
Never happen.. The farming crowd will kill them. Sure they've killed a lot of the sea eagles brought in from Norway
Ireland need to bring back wolves bear and linxs.use garding dog like kangal alabi armanin gamper
An expansion on private gun ownership in Ireland perhaps?
@@mariecleary ☝🤓
Hope you are not so dump to Do this
Killed sheeps cows horses and dogs here in germany
Reforest it’s a no brainer!!