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Had our opinion been sought wewould have suggested that a tiny partof the £millions being raised be usedto mitigate the negative impact. Forexample, a proper footpath could havebeen constructed so that pedestrianscould walk in safety from Bushy Laneto the village of Hollesley. Similarly,some of the money could have goneto create footpaths in Bawdsey, wherethere is precious little public access tothe land we are saving.Andy PalmerBushey LaneDear EditorIn December’s issue of VillageVoices, Nick Mason invites us to makecomments about the reintroduction ofwolves to Hollesley common in hisinteresting article about “Our Wildlifein December”. I can safely presumethat the suggestion was intended astongue in cheek, though I realize thatNick was implying that wolves wouldcontrol fallow deer numbers withwhich we are apparently “massivelyoverpopulated”.However, wildlife and conservationexperts have been discussingreintroducing wolves into remoteareas of the Scottish Highlands.Unfortunately, our small island istoo “massively overpopulated” withhumans and sheep to allow such ananimal to return to where it onceroamed. They would inevitably startattacking livestock; there simply is notenough land for us to coexist with suchFebruary 2008 page 22a large predator.It is ironic that Nick jokes aboutreintroducing wolves, when earlierin his article he talks about being a“victim to the release of some foxes”,which were consequently shot. Wouldwe also wish to eradicate the redfox from the British Isles becausegamekeepers, poultry keepers,shepherds and ground nesting birdconservationists don’t know what elseto do with them?Rachel HuwsMallard WayBoyton Carbon Footprint + Bulk Oiland Logs PurchaseWe had a great turn-out to kick-off theCarbon Footprint meeting and Boytonis now one of the five Suffolk communitiesin the scheme. Questionnaireswill be out early in the new year. Watchthis space for further updates, informationand hints and tips.In the meantime, contact me if you’dlike to find out more about this scheme,become involved or are interested inborrowing the energy saving light bulblibrary or electricity meters.Let me know if you are interested incheaper prices for domestic heating oilor logs through bulk community buyingand I’ll see what we can save you.Contact Andrew Cassyboyton.co2@btinternet.com, tel: 411720 orcheck out the CRed website:http://www.cred-uk.org/suffolk/www.villagevoices.org.uk