Environmental protection and safeguard of wolves

One thing I'm not sure about is whether removing plastic from our lives would be enough to cure the problem. The way I see it, there are two problems with plastic: one is that we don't know how to deal with its waste, and the other is that we don't use sustainable materials in the first place. For example, look around your house, and you're using something made of plastic. You can probably find an alternative, like buying in bulk instead of single-use. Also, the article from yifupacking.com/.../ it's an interesting one that explains one of the solutions we can use.

All clear, thanks. I hope this period will pass soon and that your daughter can resume her beautiful job.

It's amazing to watch the birds doing what comes naturally.     I'm not a falconer - it's my daughter and she works with a guy who lives a few miles up the road.    All the birds live at his place and my daughter keeps her bird there and she works with him looking after / training / exercising them all and doing the displays - she's been doing it now for about 6 years.

That's lucky man!! We are only ... ordinary person!!!

That's fantastic! Falconry is a truly fascinating activity: seeing a falconer displaying is like a sort of "time machine" ... it will transport you back to another time! About Covid, I know, I know well: even here in Italy many jobs related to tourism and incoming are on stand-by or have even been closed permanently. I'm sorry about your daughter's job! Have you been working as a falconer for a long time?

Thank you very much! This is really good news. I try to know positive experiences just to imagine (and plan!) for my son an opportunity close to home to work in Nature and give him the opportunity to exploit his great passion. You are really right! It is very fortunate to have a home so close to a forest or in a natural park! Is Norfolk on the east coast of the UK? Did I understand it right? About work of your bunch of ecological consultants ... would you like to describe better? It would be of great use and interest to me to help me understand the different jobs and the potential possibilities to create a job placement in the environmental sector for autistic people here in Italy

My daughter is a falconer and does displays at a local large country hotel.       The covid thing has caused all their bookings to be cancelled for months so the guy she works with is diversifying into breeding the birds, breeding rare pedigree hunting dogs and rare wild cats.

he now lives in his cottage in the middle of his own forest

Hi I work with a bunch of ecological consultants a couple of whom are on the spectrum. It definitely plays to their strengths - basically surveying any change of land or building use for protected species and advising on mitigation and biodiversity enhancement. Ecologists are also leading on the Ken Hill rewilding project here in west Norfolk. I'm lucky that it's right on my doorstep! 

Like most things it's a competitive sector, but it suits loners with an eye for detail who are enthusiastic about what they find...and it will be more and more important if we are to increase the green space in the UK 

Wow! I just read that Chris Packham is a great activist for the protection of birds and wildlife in general in the UK. He is truly a true V.I.P. !

not directly but Christopher Gary Packham CBE  comes to mind started as assistant camera man and now is a presenter. He is a  bird person.

en.wikipedia.org/.../Chris_Packham

Backing to the original question, I would like to know if there are autistic people working in National parks or similar. I think that the experience of contact in nature (hiking, wildlife watching, ecological volunteer, etc.) is often experienced by autistic people, especially to find a relaxing environment. So I wondered if there were personal experiences of transition from the hobby of outdoor in free time to real employment, I mean real paid work.

The wolf we took out is an F3 - the maximum pure-breed allowed to be handled in the UK.   All the others in the pack are 100% pure wolf - i got a good slobbering from them - so strong and forceful.   They smell like an old butcher's shop.      They are all so alert and attentive.

Yes, I've heard about it too: especially to contain the proliferation of deer in Scotland. Naturalists have began to argue strongly that large predators are needed to maintain the balance of biodiversity.

there was talk of re-introducing them back into Scotland but there has to be a sheep compensation scheme setup for sheep farmers.first.

Joking aside ( Plastic.. your wolf is really ... domestic, don't you? ). I know that wolves in Britain have been extinct for centuries now ...

aidie Thank you so much for pointing out Dara Mc Anulty. It's a really inspiration story: I have seen that he lives so close to the the Castlewellan Forest Park !! Living in a house in the forest is Simone's dream !!!

excellent what a beautiful wolf , the king of the dogs!

at last!!!