Wolves were eradicated from Scotland around 250 years ago, leaving red deer with no natural predators and allowing their ...

Despite a longer run, wolves were eventually eradicated from Scotland around 250 years ago. It might sound like a good thing ...

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.

Reintroducing wild wolves to the Scottish Highlands would help the local ecosystem, a study suggests. Wolves, which were hunted to extinction in Scotland in the late 1700s, would help control the ...

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.

Scotland could see wild animals such as wolves, bears, and lynxes reintroduced according to a new report. Scientists say that abandoned farmlands across Scotland, Ireland, and much of Europe ...

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. ...

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.