They grow to about 6 feet tall and can weigh up to 2,200 lbs (1,000 kg). 'There are other species we can reintroduce with success that can be celebrated and have low impact, like the large blue butterfly.'īison are currently considered a dangerous animal under the Dangerous Wild Animals Act 1976, and a license is required to keep them. You're absorbing time and effort from good ideas. 'It sounds like a good idea but, when you really think about it, it's not a good idea. 'There's often a focus on these large iconic species, which end up absorbing a lot of bandwidth. 'There's an enclosure of bison down in Kent, and I'm told they are even more dangerous animals, so really the thought of these roaming wild across the plains of wherever just doesn't seem feasible. 'There are escapee wild boar in parts of south England and the Forest of Dean, they have been known to cause road accidents and they are known to be aggressive if cornered. The environment forum chair of the National Farmers' Union (NFU), Richard Bramley told MailOnline: 'Both are classed as dangerous wild animals and there's a reason for that - because they are dangerous. Beavers have been reintroduced to the UK since 2008 in a bid to restore natural environments, with the latest colony due to be set up in the London Borough of Ealing
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