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Boats moored at Inchconnachan
Inchconnachan (Innis Chonachain in
Gaelic) is an island in Loch Lomond in Scotland.
The 1920s wooden bungalow near to the narrows was the holiday
home of Lady Arran Colquhoun.
Capercaillie nest here.[3]
Wallabies
Red necked wallaby (picture taken in Australia)
Wallabies, of the species
Macropus
rufogriseus (Red-necked Wallaby), were introduced by Lady
Colquhoun, and still roam wild. It is one of the very few places
outside Australia which
has a viable population of wallabies.[3]
More recently, there has been great controversy over them, and
it has been suggested that they should be culled, or eradicated, as
they supposedly threaten the capercaillie
population.[4] The
cull has proven controversial, as some tourists visit the area
specifically to see them, and because some animal rights activists
consider it cruel.[5] Iain
Sheves, factor for Luss Estates, has said,
- "If it comes down a decision between rare natives species,
which are perhaps better served by being on an island because of
predation issues, and a non indigenous population of creatures
which shouldn’t really be there then we’ve got to go with the
native species every time.
- "I would hope that people come to Scotland to see native
wildlife and habitats rather than a quirk of history.
- "Ultimately, we all have a responsibility to try and promote
and protect our native wildlife. To disregard that in order to
maintain a tourist oddity is not the right thing to do."[6]
- ^
Ordnance Survey
- ^
"Overview of
Inchconnachan". Gazetteer for Scotland.
http://www.geo.ed.ac.uk/scotgaz/features/featurefirst8470.html. Retrieved
2007-08-24.
- ^ a
b
"Loch Lomond Islands:
Inchconnachan". Loch Lomond.net. http://www.loch-lomond.net/islands/inchconnachan.html. Retrieved
2007-08-24.
- ^
Scottish Daily Record,
06/06/2009 Colony of Wallabies set for cull
- ^
http://www.thesun.co.uk/scotsol/homepage/news/2482725/Wallabies-butchered-on-Loch-Lomonds-Inchconnachan-island.html
The Scottish Sun Wallabies butchered
- ^
http://www.lennoxherald.co.uk/dunbartonshire-news/dunbartonshire-news/loch-lomondside-news/2009/06/05/wallabies-face-being-wiped-out-114557-23773081/
Wallabies face being wiped out Jun 5 2009 by Marc McLean, Lennox
Herald
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Coordinates: 56°5′24″N 4°36′54″W / 56.09°N
4.615°W / 56.09;
-4.615
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