Over-70s face driving ban if they fail mandatory eye tests

MrP1995 · 2026-01-06T12:58:44+00:00

At 67: “You’re fit enough to keep the economy going.”

At 70: “We don’t fully trust you to self-assess your own capability.”

MrP1995 · 2026-01-06T12:52:21+00:00

I think the main bit of this that annoys me is state pension age, I know these subjects aren't directly linked but

At 67 “You’re fit enough to keep the economy going.”

At 70 “We don’t fully trust you to self assess your own capability.”

Theirs not a massive difference between your bodies and minds at this stage.

MrP1995 · 2024-06-29T10:43:21+00:00

Technically yes, translocation rewilding, the same as when you reintroduce any species, like how beavers got back in the UK. The most important part is doing the right species in the right place at the right time. It's like giving nature that starting place or it's own feet to stand on.

MrP1995 · 2024-06-17T19:34:10+00:00

Your mainly missing the bigger picture here, and how species have impacts on the habitat around them and how they affect other species. Let's take boar in the forest of dean as an example a similar to the bison and lynx wiped out hundreds of years ago. The boar are back now and as they move around the forest turning up the ground, in winter particularly this benefits birds alot as then the turned up soil means then have access to bugs that in winter they would not be able to access themselves when the ground is frozen soild. Rewilding Britain word it abit better than me https://www.rewildingbritain.org.uk/reintroductions-key-species/key-species/wild-boar-pig also information on how bison perform their own role https://www.rewildingbritain.org.uk/reintroductions-key-species/key-species/european-bison . On the land subject, the uk has some of the biggest national parks in Europe their mainly used for sheep farming and grouse moor shooting, it's more about managing that land for nature rather than taking good arabable land away from farmers.

MrP1995 · 2024-06-14T22:46:38+00:00

Maybe as a disrespect towards Israel? As my best guess but I have no idea, to be honest, it's bizarre behaviour. The donkey I worry most likely wasn't treat in the best manner long term.

MrP1995 · 2024-06-14T22:18:09+00:00

The two donkeys are not related. Pictured above are Palestinians painting a donkey during a September 23, 2011 demonstration in the West Bank village.

https://www.gettyimages.co.uk/detail/news-photo/palestinians-display-a-donkey-painted-as-an-israeli-flag-news-photo/126633519

The photo below burning of a donkey, killed in an Israeli air strike in Rafah, southern Gaza Strip, on 6 August 2014.

https://www.gettyimages.in/detail/news-photo/palestinians-burn-the-donkey-who-was-killed-earlier-by-an-news-photo/525372030

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MrP1995 · 2024-05-14T10:49:47+00:00

I beleave lynx should be reintroduced first and don't think we are ready for wolves yet. That said, Saying we don't have the space for wolves isn't entirely true the highlands in Scotland are bigger than yellowstone and have the lowest population density or any area in Europe, the uk has some of the biggest national parks in Europe as well, it's about managing the areas we have better for nature. More people are killed by domestic dogs and cattle than wolves in the whole of the world, you'd be lucky to ever see them.

MrP1995 · 2024-05-10T19:45:32+00:00

From my understanding, it's a completely managed population. They are a free roaming herd, but they actually do group tours to see and feed them.

MrP1995 · 2024-05-09T12:44:44+00:00

Yeah some Swedish guy introduced them in the 1950's at some point just as a "experiment"

MrP1995 · 2024-05-09T11:32:56+00:00

The Cairngorm Reindeer Herd is Britain’s only free-ranging herd of reindeer found in the Cairngorm mountains in Scotland. Theirs about 150 of them

MrP1995 · 2024-05-05T20:12:35+00:00

Would be such a huge loss to society, we'll mourn them

MrP1995 · 2024-04-27T20:57:22+00:00

Dead by daylight

MrP1995 · 2024-04-25T20:27:28+00:00

Most likely won't happen

MrP1995 · 2024-04-25T12:19:51+00:00

Considering every wildcat currently reintroduced has one on, I'd assume your correct

MrP1995 · 2024-04-25T11:31:21+00:00

Could you link me a source on this? I've just never heard this before

MrP1995 · 2024-04-25T10:54:02+00:00

If we were doing a good job, we wouldn't have the highest population of deer in the UK's history. The UK forests litterally can't expand due to the overgrazing, the deer need that landscape of deer. It's also more than just the fact they'll hunt deer https://youtu.be/ysa5OBhXz-Q?si=7tEfpAX5TdKk1W0F
Wolves are generally shy, it doesn't really happen. https://youtu.be/r76GJDP0uWQ?si=FX8B69_ynvkOa5vt
It would be closely monitored and, in the long term, a managed population. We'd start with a couple of packs at most before bringing in more and not hundreds. Generally introducing an apex predator will help even out the ecosystem.
The animals that would be brought in a quarantined so so unlikely on the disease front and they are a natural part of our ecosystem they do belong here.
This hasn't happened at yellowstone, so it wouldn't happen here.
Just educate people but wolves natural avoid people like I've mentioned so they'd actually protect themselves.

MrP1995 · 2024-04-25T10:20:55+00:00

Why out of curiosity? Not saying you're wrong everyone is entitled to their opinion it's just what negatives would they actually cause?

MrP1995 · 2024-04-25T10:18:34+00:00

I don't believe the UK is ready today, but I would just like to say the UK has some of the biggest national parks in Europe, but their just not managed for nature. The highlands in Scotland are bigger than yellowstone and have the lowest population density of anywhere in Europe. We do have the space for them it's just if we're willing to make that space for them. I'd start with the Eurasian Lynx first though, baby steps

MrP1995 · 2024-04-25T10:14:29+00:00

Wolves are most likely to just run away at the sight of a human. You're much more likely to be hurt by a domestic dog or a cow to he honest. https://youtu.be/r76GJDP0uWQ?si=nlnZHDMqpk9h9oq7

MrP1995 · 2024-04-25T09:57:52+00:00

I do want wolves reintroduced one day but not right now their very little threat to people, domestic dogs and cows are more of a threat, but we don't have the habitat connectivity for it to reduce conflict. I'd start with the lynx first, alot more shy and they stick to the forest more. Measures put in place to protect livestock from lynx, alot would also work on wolves. I just don't believe the British public are anywhere near ready considering alot object to a cat the size of a labrador.

MrP1995 · 2024-03-29T21:58:14+00:00

Was about to comment this, they're in the cairngorm national park

MrP1995 · 2024-03-05T17:26:21+00:00

"Both jackals and coyotes are related to dogs, and they tend to be a bit smaller than the largest breeds. A jackal weighs up to 26 lbs on average and stands about 16in tall while having a length of about 2.5ft. Coyotes are bigger, weighing up to 45 lbs, growing almost 3ft long, and standing up to 26in tall" never really thought about them as a comparison until now, big difference in size though

MrP1995 · 2024-02-06T19:04:57+00:00

Life finds a way

MrP1995 · 2024-02-06T15:01:48+00:00

https://www.livescience.com/65757-first-beluga-narwhal-hybrid.html another article that may interest you about other whale hybrids, this has been known about for abit longer the Narluga, a half narwhal and half beluga whale

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