UK Nature and Environment

704 readers

20 users here now

General Instance Rules:

No racism, sexism, homophobia, transphobia or xenophobia.
No incitement of violence or promotion of violent ideologies.
No harassment, dogpiling or doxxing of other users.
Do not share intentionally false or misleading information.
Do not spam or abuse network features.

Community Specific Rules:

Keep posts UK-specific. There are other places on Lemmy to post articles which relate to global environmental issues (e.g. slrpnk.net). Research carried out in the UK that affects the UK as well as elsewhere is acceptable.
Keep comments in English so that they can be appropriately moderated.

Note: Our temporary logo is from The Wildlife Trusts. We are not officially associated with them.

Our current banner is a shot of Walberswick marshes, Suffolk by GreyShuck.

founded 2 years ago

MODERATORS

GreyShuck@feddit.uk

Kim@feddit.uk

Elk could return to UK after 3,000 years in rewilding project (www.theguardian.com)

submitted 3 months ago by GreyShuck@feddit.uk to c/nature@feddit.uk

9 comments fedilink hide all child comments

Elk could return to the UK after 3,000 years under plans by the Wildlife Trusts to reintroduce the “keystone” species into Britain’s landscapes.

The Derbyshire Wildlife Trust wants to introduce elk into two existing beaver enclosures in Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire, with the hope of demonstrating that the large semiaquatic deer should be released to roam free in the wild.

Joanne Carnell, from Derbyshire Wildlife Trust, said they hoped to demonstrate that the “crucial ecosystem engineer can thrive in floodplain landscapes, shaping diverse habitats that benefit communities and support biodiversity recovery. It may also serve as a catalyst for engaging people in the long-term benefits of returning elk to the wild.”

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments

[–] chonkyninja@lemmy.world 1 points 3 months ago (1 children)

With a picture of a Moose.

[–] JASN_DE@feddit.org 1 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Which are the same species and only named differently depending on whom you ask.

[–] essell@lemmy.world 4 points 3 months ago

Unless it's a chocolate one. They're quite different

[–] chonkyninja@lemmy.world 1 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

The fuck? They’re not even close.

https://wildlifeinformer.com/elk-vs-moose/

[–] JASN_DE@feddit.org 3 points 3 months ago (1 children)

They're talking about the European Elk, which Is called moose in North America. The American Elk is a whole different animal.

[–] Cort@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago (1 children)

So his sister was bitten by an ełk

[–] JASN_DE@feddit.org 2 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

Was she karving her initials øn the møøse with the sharpened end of an interspace tøøthbrush given to her by Svenge?