One man’s plan to let wolves roam free in the Highlands
by Kevin McKenna from on (#3M6SB)
The 'custodian' of the Alladale estate wants to turn it into a fenced-off wildlife reserve
The echoes of Scotland's predator prince faded into silence three centuries ago. The wolf was once lord of these Sutherland slopes and the forest floors beneath and now a voice in the wilderness is calling him home.
Paul Lister acquired the Alladale estate, 50 miles north of Inverness, in 2003 and immediately set about creating a wilderness reserve according to his perception of what these wild and beautiful places ought to look like. He can't imagine them without the packs of wolves that once roamed free here.
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