@Matt85 These animals should be left alone really, they have enough problems with poachers. rather than having people invade their natural space. But I've seen videos on youtube of lions who once had owners they hadn't seen for such a long time, and yet the amazing welcome they gave them. [media=https://youtu.be/DtIi22FZcMM]
Cats all seem to have much of the same way of being to me from the tiniest Tiggy to the biggest Tiger. We visited Whipsnade zoo a few years ago and half the lions in their enclosure were lying on their backs with their legs in the air, half asleep.
Of course what is a playful swat from Tiggy is not quite the same when it comes from something weighing two or three hundred kilos.
@Jemimapuddleduck Saw it many years ago. I don't think I could watch it now in the knowledge that the habitat and the animals in it are so threatened. Even in sparsely populated Norway most people are quite intolerant of wild animals.
@ninalanyon That's an odd thing, isn't it, to be intolerant of wild creatures. But then if they come into towns or near homes looking for food I can understand it. I know bears do this and can be quite threatening. Although I 'd love to watch them through the window!
@Jemimapuddleduck There are only approximately sixty wolves in Norway yet the government authority responsible for wildlife grants licenses for hunting them [quote]Startskudd for uansvarlig ulvejakt
1.12.2023 09:22:17 CET | Naturvernforbundet
Jakten på ulv utenfor ulvesonen starter i dag 1. desember, og med det fortsetter nedskytingen av den norske ulvebestanden. Naturvernforbundet er svært skeptisk til at det også i år er satt uansvarlig høye kvoter, som i praksis betyr nedskyting av all ulv utenfor ulvesonen og kraftige inngrep i bestanden innenfor sonen. Våren 2023 var det 63-66 levende ulver i Norge, en nedgang på 31 prosent fra 2022. I vinterens jakt kan hele 49 ulver skytes.[/quote] https://kommunikasjon.ntb.no/pressemelding/18027173/startskudd-for-uansvarlig-ulvejakt?publisherId=17848172&lang=no
Translated by Google Translate because I'm too lazy to type a translation myself. [quote]Start of irresponsible wolf hunting
12/1/2023 09:22:17 CET | The Norwegian Nature Conservancy
The hunt for wolves outside the wolf zone starts today, 1 December, and with that the shooting of the Norwegian wolf population continues. The Nature Conservancy is very skeptical that irresponsibly high quotas have been set this year, which in practice means the shooting of all wolves outside the wolf zone and heavy interventions in the population within the zone. In the spring of 2023, there were 63-66 living wolves in Norway, a decrease of 31 percent from 2022. In the winter hunt, as many as 49 wolves can be shot.[/quote]
