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Wild Escapees
This spring, after an absence of at least 300 years, hundreds of wild boar will be breeding in southern woodlands having escaped from boar farms.
Meanwhile, in the north-east, birdwatchers will be listening out for the tell-tale hoot of the world's largest owl - the eagle owl - which has escaped from private collections.
But controversy surrounds what we should do with these wild escapees. The boar is an agricultural pest and can spread disease to farm animals.
The eagle owl might prey on species that conservationists have worked hard to protect and there's heated debate over whether the bird was ever native in Britain in the first place.
So how should we treat these animals that have sneaked into the British landscape through the back door?
Brett Westwood discusses this with Jim Knight, the Minister for Biodiversity, Julian Hughes from the RSPB and Roy Dennis - ecologist and advocate of the benefits of having big wild animals back in Britain. | | |
RELATED LINKS
BBC Science & Nature Fact Sheet:
Wild Boar
British Wild Boar Site
(Martin Goulding)
British Wildlife Centre Fact Sheet:
Eagle Owl
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