Should we welcome them? Some claim that bringing back wolves would also bring the countryside back to life. But others believe that the risk is too great.
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'Wild, subhuman, evil'. Wolves are back!
Should we welcome them? Some claim that bringing back wolves would also bring the countryside back to life. But others believe that the risk is too great.
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What's happening?
Wolves were once hunted so much they died out across much of Europe. Now, several countries have brought them back. There are about 3,000 wolves in Spain and Portugal - and more in Italy.
RewildingReturning developed or farmed land to its natural state by reintroducing species that once lived there. campaignersPeople who call for change. Activists. want to bring wolves back to Britain too. But sheep farmers worry about the danger to their animals.
The last wolves in Britain probably died out in the 1700s in ScotlandA country that is part of the United Kingdom. It covers the northern part of the island of Great Britain. . Campaigners say that wolves are more important than sheep. At the moment, two million deer damage trees in Britain. Wolves could control the number of deer.
The animals are protected by EUEuropean Union. An economic and political union of 27 countries. lawA rule that everyone must follow. . But France, Finland and Norway have carried out cullsPurposefully killing animals to bring down their population. to control their numbers. In France around 15,000 farm animals a year are killed by wolves.
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In Germany, officials give money to farmers if their sheep are killed by wolves.
Should we welcome them?
Yes! Nature knows best. It is due to human actions that there are no wolves in Britain. We should return the land to how it was before humans changed it.
No! Britain needs its farms. The danger to animals is too great. And Britons are simply not ready to find a wolf on their doorstep when they go out in the morning.
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Keywords
Rewilding - Returning developed or farmed land to its natural state by reintroducing species that once lived there.
Campaigners - People who call for change. Activists.
Scotland - A country that is part of the United Kingdom. It covers the northern part of the island of Great Britain.
EU - European Union. An economic and political union of 27 countries.
Law - A rule that everyone must follow.
Culls - Purposefully killing animals to bring down their population.
‘Wild, subhuman, evil’. Wolves are back!
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Rewilding - Returning developed or farmed land to its natural state by reintroducing species that once lived there.
Campaigners - People who call for change. Activists.
Scotland - A country that is part of the United Kingdom. It covers the northern part of the island of Great Britain.
EU - European Union. An economic and political union of 27 countries.
Law - A rule that everyone must follow.
Culls - Purposefully killing animals to bring down their population.