Posted: Mar 14, 2016 2:45 pm
Scot Dutchy wrote: Scotland was cleared for sheep and hunting of everything including people. Then in the '50's the Scottish Forestry Commission went mad and planted pines and spruces everywhere killing off the local wildlife.
All very true. A nice summary of the deforestation of Scotland can be found here.
http://treesforlife.org.uk/forest/human-impacts/deforestation/
Scot Dutchy wrote:Killing off the buffalo did not have influence on the plains and the local inhabitants?
I don't believe anyone is saying otherwise. Its not even a question.