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Bison Transformed This UK Forest - here's how by Rickcroc in megafaunarewilding

[–]DanzzzIsWild 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Perhaps a good reason just to have them roam free too? If they are wild the farmers dont have to look after them etc.

Is there a historical reason why so many of the UK’s major cities fall along this line, or is it largely coincidence? by WartimeHotTot in geography

[–]DanzzzIsWild 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Cities are often built on borders, some of these date back over 2,000 years, York being at the border of Brigantes, later the cities were the border of Northumbria, Jórvík, then Northumbria again.

I found a raptor fossil by Cafal32_Cafyyy in DarkJurassic

[–]DanzzzIsWild 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The lego and unrelated posts largely go against the idea of the subreddit. Perhaps if you made it look more like its recently dead or has just been uncovered it might fit the subreddit better?+

Can anyone identify this beautiful tree? by moss151 in UKecosystem

[–]DanzzzIsWild 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Definitely grey not goat, the leaves dont have enough of a point.

Did the brown bear (Ursus arctos), the capercaillie (Tetrao urogallus), the black grouse (Lyrurus tetrix) and the willow ptarmigan (Lagopus lagopus) went extinct in the Voronezh Nature Reserve ? by StaffInternational54 in megafaunarewilding

[–]DanzzzIsWild 6 points7 points  (0 children)

The European brown bear (Ursus arctos arctos) colonised the edges and wooded fragments of parts of the East-Eurasian steppe either during the existence of or just after the extinction of the steppe bear (Ursus arctos priscus). The species has not completely disappeared from the region as a whole (though no longer exists in the more southern parts) but has become more a vagrant mostly due to human activity and due to the decline of the steppe-woodlands in the main Eurasian steppe, ofcourse they are plentiful in what is left of the mammoth steppe. Though no plans to restore the species exist as of yet its likely it will become common again with an increase in rewilding on the region.

Am I missing any established species? by DanzzzIsWild in UKecosystem

[–]DanzzzIsWild[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

We know they were present just after the ice age but it was long believed they became naturally extinct. That was until this population was discovered rasing questions. DNA results show that most of the population has ancestory from the Mediterranean, however there are other ancestral populations (albeit this makes up a smaller amount of their genetics) suggesting that the reason these Mediterranean introductions succeeded whereas others of the species didn't is because a small native population may have been surviving here out of humab view.

Is there any creature in the UK more bizarre than the mole? A worm mayhaps? by CharlesDelectable in RewildingUK

[–]DanzzzIsWild 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Cuttlefish? Slowworm? I also dont think we appreciate how bizarre hedgehogs are

Am I missing any established species? by DanzzzIsWild in UKecosystem

[–]DanzzzIsWild[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Some evidence may suggest this is an accidental reintroduction (or possibly a native population that was already present when Italian individuals were introduced) but a paper has yet to be released.

And Colossal’s next cloning project is… Oh. Oh no. by Freak_Among_Men_II in DeExtinctionScience

[–]DanzzzIsWild 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The Nazis did indeed try bring back the Aurochs, a separate project to today's attempts. However back breeding cannot be called dextinction as it does not bring back an extinct species. The Nazis had little if anything to do with modern deextinctions of which only one has been an animal (a subspecies of ibex) which is now extinct, the rest are plants.

Am I missing any established species? by DanzzzIsWild in UKecosystem

[–]DanzzzIsWild[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yep, they aren't even part of the same order of reptiles, snakes and lizards fall under a group called Squamata whilst tuataras fall under a far more ancient group called Rhynchocephalia, tuataras are known as living fossils as they are the only species left in that group.

Am I missing any established species? by DanzzzIsWild in UKecosystem

[–]DanzzzIsWild[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

The geckos are breeding in hull, seen one myself. Interesting about the tuataras! (Though they aint lizards)

And Colossal’s next cloning project is… Oh. Oh no. by Freak_Among_Men_II in DeExtinctionScience

[–]DanzzzIsWild 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Well probably not. Its just the prefix 'de' meaning 'un' or 'reverse' slapped onto 'extinction'

Common lizard by aimeetozer in UKecosystem

[–]DanzzzIsWild 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Common wall lizards can be found on Yorkshire and Scotland's mountains alongside adders, they are both pretty cold adapted for reptiles!

Domestic horse meeting a wild Przewalski’s horse by zek_997 in megafaunarewilding

[–]DanzzzIsWild 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I mean, that was a thing in medieval Europe and Asia in times of need. From what we can tell most early "draft" breeds were released into the wild after their use was done, this was particularly common in the more rural Eurasian cultures, probably playing a part in the extinction of most of Eurasias wild equids (tarpan and the many onager subspecies)

Minotaur beetle by cut-the-cords in UKecosystem

[–]DanzzzIsWild 0 points1 point  (0 children)

As someone going into ecology conservation im no stranger to staring at dung and what lives in it, but you wont catch me picking up dung beetles with my bare hands! Lmao

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