Wolf Trust Highland Recovery - About Wolves - British Wolves - Why Reintroduce - For & Against - Why The Highlands - Timeliness - How Many Wolves - Reintro Scheme Summary There are several possibilities for reintroducing wolves. This is one outline of how it could happen. Web Address www.wolftrust.org.uk Email Address Wolf Trust

Reintroduction Scheme "We know that wolves are neither beasts of waste and desolation, nor varmints, villains and vermin. They are simply wild beings enmeshed, like ourselves, in the tapestry of life." - William Lynn, Canis Lupus Cosmopolis: Wolves in a Cosmopolitan Worldview. The partnership of wolves and ravens is famous. Ravens often accompany wolves to scavenge on their kills. Here ravens scavenge on a motorist-killed deer. Courtesy International Wolf Center This page is an outline sketch just to show how a wolf reintroduction could get off the ground. The real reintroduction no doubt will be quite different and a lot more complicated. 1. Wolf Centre Establish an educational wolf centre in the Highlands to promote and support the wolf reintroduction. Important:- a reintroduction will not be successful without promoting knowledge of wolves to all concerned, especially in the Highlands. Promoting knowledge of wolves is the primary role of the Wolf Centre. 2. Pilot Study Through Scottish Natural Heritage and other relevant agencies, find 500km2 of land in the Highlands as free of sheep as possible. Through Scottish Natural Heritage and other relevant agencies, reintroduce two wolves as a pilot study to ensure all goes well. 3. Nucleus When satisfied, introduce more wolves to establish a few packs, as a nucleus for the wolf population. 4. Expansion When the time is right, allow the nucleus to increase in number throughout the Highlands. 5. Management Constantly study, monitor and manage the wolves to enhance their recovery, to increase our knowledge about wolves and the science of reintroduction, and to minimise depredation and any other human-wolf conflict. Page revised 6.03