Tolerance for wolves

February 16 2010

This e-mail just in from a colleague which I agreed to pass on.

"Following the 2008 Wild, Free and Coming Back? conference (Nov 08) there was a lot of interest in taking positive steps to promote predator reintroduction in the UK. One very practical way in which this can be done is to support the Wolves and Humans Foundation's 'White Dog Fund'. Their aim is to reduce human-predator conflicts in places such as Slovakia by providing practical assistance (eg guarding dogs) to farmers experiencing conflicts with predators, which in turn fosters tolerance.

www.wolvesandhumans.org/how_to_help_pages/white_dog_fund.html

By contributing to the fund you can also demonstrate that the UK public are willing to share the responsibility for living with predators such as the lynx and wolf if they are reintroduced, and so create a stronger case for their return. Please pass the link on to anyone who may be interested.