Wolves were eradicated from Scotland around 250 years ago, leaving red deer with no natural predators and allowing their populations to grow across the country. The post Why reintroducing wolves ...

Despite a longer run, wolves were eventually eradicated from Scotland around 250 years ago. It might sound like a good thing to not have these large predators, along with the lynx that suffered an ...

One king—James I of Scotland—passed an act in 1427 requiring all lords to seek out and kill wolves. In later years, the Earl of Atholl held multiple wolf hunts.

Wolves were eradicated from Scotland around 250 years ago, leaving red deer with no natural predators and allowing their populations to grow across the country.

'NFU Scotland remains crystal clear that any proposals to re-introduce predators such as lynx, wolves or bears are wholly unacceptable to Scottish farmers and crofters,' he told MailOnline.

Reintroducing wolves in the Scottish Highlands could lead to an expansion of native woodland which could take in and store one million tonnes of CO2 per year, environmental researchers have suggested.

Wolf reintroduction to Scotland could support substantial native woodland expansion and associated carbon sequestration. Ecological Solutions and Evidence , 2025; 6 (1) DOI: 10.1002/2688-8319. ...

Wolves roamed freely around Britain for many centuries, as chronicled by Roman and later Saxon writers, but were hunted to extinction in Scotland around 250 years ago.