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A member of Parliament from the Conservative party has proposed the extermination of all wild animals.
Richard Drax, a member of parliament from the South Dorset district, rejected the appeals of animal rights activists and conservation organizations to stop the culling of badgers. Instead, he proposed that other animals like deer and foxes should also be culled.
Earlier, Mr Drax had brought attention to the situation of a beaver being unlawfully let go in the west of Dorset.
Since the start of the cull in England in 2013, the Badger Trust reports that over 210,000 badgers have been exterminated as part of efforts to combat bovine tuberculosis (TB).
Drax stated that tuberculosis was a significant issue in the South West, while speaking during a discussion in Parliament regarding farming. He asserted that culling has been effective and proposed that instead of considering a ban on badger culling and implementing an alternative approach, all wild animals should be culled.
If they do not regulate their population, their health will decline as there are no natural predators in our modern society. Animals like foxes, deer, and badgers exist, but we do not seek to eliminate them entirely. Rather, we aim to manage their numbers.
This is simply common sense.
A beaver was recently reintroduced into a reserve and can now be seen swimming in a pond located in the western part of London.
In our opinion, it doesn’t make sense to reintroduce beavers into small chalk streams or any type of stream in Dorset. Beavers build dams, which would likely result in their protection by various organizations, leading to flooding of farmland.
“Beavers don’t hang around and say ‘this is my home’, as has been proved in Scotland – they breed and move elsewhere and do the same in other rivers. And, as I understand it, in Scotland they’ve had to be culled because they’ve broken out of the area that was initially given to them.
Could the Government review the issue of beavers being illegally introduced into rivers, assuming that this is happening and has not yet been confirmed? Additionally, attention should be given to the lawful release of beavers and the emphasis on reintroducing wild animals. While we all desire to see these creatures, it is important to consider the appropriate place and environment for each species.
Beavers are set to make a return in London after 400 years since they were eliminated through hunting.
The beavers are scheduled to be set free at Paradise Fields in Ealing. This location spans eight hectares and includes woodland and wetlands. It is conveniently located near Greenford Tube station.
The project aims to prevent urban flooding and promote a variety of wetland ecosystems by releasing a male and female beaver.
This project will be the first instance of beavers being introduced to a city in the United Kingdom.
Source: independent.co.uk
