I am Greek living in Peiraeus. Mt Parnetha stands just around 30 klms from here. There are around 1000 wild boars living there, along with more than 1100 red deer and a pack of wolves. Nobody has been harmed so far...
I lived in Bavaria for many years and these animals can genuinely be dangerous, but that’s only when a Female has her young to protect, like you say though, they need a natural predator and we need balance!
Boars are good to have around as they help birds like robins find food during the winter months through their rooting about in the soil digging up insects
We have them here in Slovenia and I regularly encounter them while walking. It is a bit scary because they actually walk very quietly sometimes, so you walk through a path and then, suddenly, behind you a loud stampede will run just 10 metres from where you are. Even though they are quite loud and big, I actually enjoy seeing them, because it feels like proof of biodiversity, that the system cab support such a large animal and still retain its integrity. I also really like that the grasslands that they excavate during winter have different kinds of small plants in the spring.
I live in the forest of deans. Most people love them, they are sort of a naughty child of the community. Farmers or gardeners moan when they dig something up but secretly appreciate having them around (they are always in my foraging patches but thats alright... they are their mushrooms too). I've had a few times jogging through dense fern trails where i've come round the corner and the pig and i have surprised each other, they always run away, they're very skittish.
It feels strange of people who demand that peopel live together with animals like tigers and elephants are outraged that they may have to coexist with a bunch of pigs.
It's hypocritical. People like to bleet about how poor people in other countries and respect very dangerous and problematic animals like elephants and Lions, yet cry about boar and Lynx. People even cry over seagulls... Seagulls for Christ sake!! I do wonder what's wrong with people in this country, a cowardly lot.
Britishers have themselves literally wiped out all the wildlife they had. Yet they lecture other countries with animals like Tigers and Lions to protect them. These guys can't even tolerate a simple wild boar or a badger in their backyard ffs. And here they are, lecturing Indians and Africans on how to coexist with apex predators lmao
@@Gobbygiblet There is quite a difference in the scale of the country and population density. A pack of wolves would have a range covering an area almost the size of Wales and have to consume quite a bit of meat on a regular basis.
we have these boars in the netherlands and i've never heard of anyone being attacked by them. everyone here does know to not get anywhere near a mother with piglets, they will defend their young if they cant retreat fast enough. theyre mostly harmless. certainly not more dangerous than wild horses.
even in the netherlands people complain about them being dangerous and at the same time want to be able to see them everytime they want to. i think people need to be reminded about what nature is and that it is not a tourist attraction but a part of our landscape that needs to be respected. educating people about the common sense of not approaching any animal with young is vital. i am curious how widespread this common sense, and what the view on nature is in other countries that are less densely populated than the netherlands.
@@LeaveCurious The problem is that it isn’t just one problem but many. The issues we face today are moral ones, but in a world where everyone is out for themselves, whether just to get the needs of the day, in poor countries, or the outright greed of rich western countries, there’s not much hope until we all rise above ourselves
I live in Zimbabwe. Lion, elephant, buffalo, leopard, hippo, crocodiles, Cobra and other much more dangerous snakes, bee swarms and mosquito, many other critters bigger and/or more dangerous than boar. I really don't know how I have survived so long. I have seen how most Brits react to reintros of creatures. Beaver to white tailed sea eagles. Critical and negative. It's sad and pathetic.
As a Norwegian I’m ashamed of how we treat many of our predators. It comes down to a powerful influence of farmers in my country over politics. When it comes to the UK they are so depleted in wildlife and have been missing so many animals for a long time I think they have lost more touch with nature than many other countries. It is sad. At least I can be proud of Norways effort to save two species, the european beaver and the white tailed eagle. Both are massive success stories and they have since helped many other European countries reintroduce beavers and the eagles from us.
To a certain extent, the Eurasian Lynx also predates upon Wild Boar 🐗, especially its piglets or younger animals amongst them! So as to maintain a natural balance in view of controlling these populations as well as those of Deer 🦌, then this could be relatively accomplished by also reintroducing Lynxes into certain targeted wild areas of the United Kingdom 🇬🇧, especially where already established populations of their natural prey species has already been successfully, previously established & is then flourishing & furthermore does actually require control (Deer🦌, Wild Boar 🐗, Hares or Rabbits 🐇 etc...), in order to keep its numbers in check by both a process of natural predation &/or limited & targeted hunting, or government-culling &/or capture & then targeted-relocation measures!
@@JG-wz4bt That is correct to say that they were here probably before us humans were! However, that was before Britain & Ireland actually became islands, & vast herds of their (Wolves, bears, Cave Lions (Eurasian Lions) prey (Deer, bison, aurochs even reindeer & wild boars) migrated to & fro on what was then originally (The British Isles during or just after the last Ice Age!), a peninsula of western Europe’s geographical extremity, but still connected directly to the Eurasian landmass!! The same conditions (Migratory corridors) no longer actually exist, therefore making reintroduction of any of these species a highly problematic task to successfully perform & one that has to be carefully done on a case-by-case basis for each of these erstwhile indigenous species for their own protection & survival!!
They serve a lot of boar in Tuscany, it is very tasty indeed. Obelix weren’t wrong lol :) I still don’t want them in Norway, they are not native. Also they are bringing some african pig desease that they have gotten in continental Europe that can threaten all domestic pig farms.
I think like all changes, that resistance happens but each country needs to increase the natural order for having a sustainble environment f or all creatures great & small. Sincerely, Elaine K
Just found your channel! You make great videos :) Surprised your channel is so small, but then again it's so hard to get a following on RU-vid within the realm of ecology/wildlife... from an ecology student who also makes videos :) Do you work within the field?
Thank you very much! The channel has been growing more and more every month, with recent content finding interested people such as yourself 🙂 enjoy your studies 🌿
Pose a threat to woodland walkers? Do the UK people think that the woodlands belong to them? The UK people belong to the woodlands and must learn to co-exist with all of its inhabitants.
You are 100% correct. The UK countryside/biodiversity has, unfortunately, for many decades, been in decline. Which has meant culture and views have changed. Not everyone has that opinion of course 🙂 🌿
I agree. Whenever I am walking in nature, I am forever aware that I am just it's visitor. We must look after our woodlands and forests like they were our children.
We have something similar to "woodland walkers" in the US, we call them hikers and back packers. I camp from time to time in northern Montana just west of Glacier National Park. There we have the full gauntlent of bears, both black and grizzly, mountain lions and wolves. It is rare year that one or more of these hikers, back packers or fishermen or maybe even a hunter does not end up being attacked and killed by one. As strange as this sounds, that adds to the adventure of being in those areas, it is kind of thrilling to know you are not necessarily at the top of the food chain. In more urban areas where we have mountain lions it is not unheard of for a jogger, bicyclist or someone out walking their dog to be attacked, more so in areas where "lion hunting" has been outlawed. We, as a nation, have learned to live with large predators, and I know of few people, other than ranchers or SOME big game hunters who bemoan their existence in our wild lands. Most people are glad we have them. Where I live we have alligators, bears and what they are calling "coy-wolves" which are a natural hybrid between wolves and coyotes. We also have numerous species of venomous snakes to include three species of rattlesnakes, copperheads, water moccasins and the extremely venoumous eastern coral snake. It might be our cultural differences, due to the fact we are only a handful generations removed from our frontier days where large, and at times, dangerous animals were a part of our life. I can say our wildplaces are getting wilder by the year and most people enjoy that fact.
I am Belgian and really love all your videos and support you for all your actions for the protection of nature and reintroduction of biodiversity in the hightlands, the Knepp farm etc etc BUT You must be very cautious if you reintroduce the wild boar because these populations are very difficult to maintain small... and they have no predators, meaning that when a population grows too much, the damages caused to nature are far much more important than the benefits. Look in Belgium, France, Italy and many other countries when wild boars are walking everywhere in cities , garbage places, private gardens.... Anyway, I wish you good luck ! Christophe
Some Hunters are concerned that culling is killing the wrong boar and should be much more scientifically supported and many feel there should be a closed season.
I love those cute little piglets. They can be dangerous thou, saw an episode of Lassie back in the 1980's, where Timmy got maulled and Lassie had to retreat to get his pa.
@@recklessroges I have lived with them, and chickens would also eat an entire dead cow so what is your point? Are you scared of chickens now too? If it was dead they didn't attack it did they?
I live in France, I've crossed path with boar here a few times. Not many wolves or lynx here, but generally their numbers are controlled by hunters. There is a powerful hunting lobby in France, but that is another story...
I do wonder what impact the wolf and lynx would have in the UK to wild boar - hunting is necessary in some cases, the meat should certainly find its way the public!
the boar have a role in the ecology; Britain seems uncomfortable with undomesticated large mammals, of any kind. beavers, bison, wolves, lynx, wolverine, elk could all have a place in the uk, to the mutual benefit of all. wildlife does need a certain amount of proactive management in a densely populated island the size of Britain, but there is no reason why this cannot be well done.
With the rising food costs, food banks etc, some population control by hunters or hunting made more readily accessible to the general population and the distribution of tags, I think it'd benefit everyone
I would rather have more bears and wolves than wild boars, but I am Norwegian and the boars don’t belong here. Yet they are here due to some stupid rich swedes who imported them. Even if they do belong in Britain, I would reconsider the wild boar as they are so prolific in reproducing and you won’t have any predators helping with their very fast growing population. They are also much more aggressive to humans than wolves. Wolves really don’t pose a threat to us just to sheep and occasionally dogs.
@@LeaveCurious yes. I have seen them tear dogs to pieces in eastern europe and attack people . they woner into areas where people live and we go walking in their terrotory .
It sure is complicated... Without natural predators they could become a pest doing a lot of damage to woodlands rather than helping forests.. The same applies to deer.. I have we wondered what would happen if humans suddenly dissappeared from the UK.. Would huge flocks of deer reduce most of the UK to grassland? Or would pet dogs gone feral become our dingos and control the growth of deer herds?
I am nature lover and support rewinding across Europe,but wild boar are very dangerous animals if they feel threatened.in the wild not even bears or tigers tackle adult ones with any frequency.
They're certainly powerful animals and the 'wilder' the boar, the more likely it is to feel threatened by human presence. It's understanding the relationship between boars, people and different environments which will be key in minimising the risk posed to humans.
Seen one of these late at night, when was walking threw gully by local nature reserve. Shit meself. Thing was running about making mad noises. Fukin huge, eyes shining. Thank fuk for the fence being there
I would be terrified. I’m Norwegian but I am scared of wild boars who are migrating in (they don’t even belong here). I’m not scared of wolves or lynx they don’t want anything to do with us, but I have seen programs about how aggressive wild boars are. I would be happy with much more healthy numbers of wolves and lynx, but I can only hope we are succsessful at stopping the wild boar which the swedes imported.
Pretty good idea reintroducing them, not gonna lie the British countryside is kinda of a barren wasteland of tree and next to no large wild life (except the deers, to many deers). 1:25 I bet it'll only pose a threat when defending its babies or you go out of your way to intentionally to mess with it.
You only have them because rich people imported them to Sweden for hunting. And now you have unleashed them on us, wild boars are coming into Norway from Sweden from the south and all the way up to Trøndelag. They are not native here and they are an unwanted species in Norway. From the ones you introduced their numbers have grown very quickly. Now they are also posing a threat to all pig farmers (in both Norway and Sweden) as the swedish wild boar have caught the african pig desease that wild boars in continental Europe have gotten. The desease will quickly kill domestic pigs if they catch it.
My thought is that the Boat have a place in the countryside & people should stop being so petty minded. If they live in the countryside get rid of your towny ways! Also.that music is too loud it covers what you're saying & it's awful. Please drop the not so much background music. 😊
What England needs to do is to import 2 things. 1, a guy named Michael vic and 2, the horse species known as "american mustang". Michael can be the trainer of the horses and give them a hardy stables that their numbers can increase. With the male horses, large number of doses of testosterone need to be given. After their numbers grow, they need to be reintroduced to nature and then things will be fine. Michael vic was not responsible for training a new breed of dog named "pit-bull terrier" or also known as "pit-terrier". These dogs are maybe traveling around America and can possibly do things such as in that 1 movie called "kujo". Mustang does not cause desertification of grasslands. Hilarious 😂 I am joking. Bringing in Michael vic or mustangs or pit terriers, are all a terrible idea.
I think you need to think about the weight you quoted for adult boar, in th UK they have been shot with a weight over 150 kg but in Europe a Kyler ( not sure that is the correct spelling) of over 450 kg is not rare!
I live in the Forest of Dean and they’re are menace they have come into towns and dug up peoples gardens they have also caused many accidents.Boar are Also very aggressive,once my mum was in a dog walk and a boar came out behind a tree and charged luckily she wasn’t hurt . Honestly I don’t think they should be reintroduced because as they overpopulate massively with up to 12 babies a year there is also no predators to kill them so they have to be hunted . But a great vid keep up the good work!
I was due to come to the Forest of Dean today to try and find them but sprained my ankle... where are the best places to see them? But yes, destroying gardens is one thing, no natural predator is another.
@@LeaveCurious you are 💯 correct 👍 I want to quit my plumbing career and help nature but all doors slam shut on me constantly due to not having certs. I dont get it as to help the earth all you need to do is care first and foremost... Then its simply a matter of learning from those who already know and putting it in to practice. Im more than capable of doing it, just need someone to say yes and they wont be dissappointed
@@JG-wz4bt depends on how or what you want to do specifically with the environment, but a good place to start is volunteering. if you really do want to have a career working with the environment its worth doing some courses!
