Controversy over “Rewilding of Iberian Wolf”

Controversy has erupted in a small village after the local council has placed a wolf on the village green as part of its agenda 2030 rewilding initiative. Little Nottington is a small village of just 500 residents ten miles south of Brockhampton. Wolves are native to the area but the last one was recorded in 1358.

A few residents have welcomed the initiative and its potential to take the area back to the middle ages. Most residents though are concerned about the safety of their pets, children and themselves

Brockhampton Council leader Ed Worth

“I understand the complaints especially from the lady whose cats were eaten on the first day. But the wolf has settled down now and will in time become a valued member of the local community, although we really do need to get it a mate. You need to understand how it works we get the money from central government, and we have to deliver the outcomes. It was a choice between the wolf and a bail hostel and after careful deliberation the wolf got the nod. We can’t feed the thing as that would be domestication not rewilding and in any case the budget wouldn’t run to it.”

Maureen Worth whose house looks out over the village green said

“The wolf is a real asset, there’s no litter or dog fouling basically because everyone is too scared to set foot outside their house. The noisy village youths who used to congregate on the green seem to have disappeared. It’s blissful and quiet you can even here the birds singing just like during that glorious first lockdown. Really with the convenience of internet deliveries there’s no need to set foot outside your property, particularly if like me you are blessed with half an acre of garden. Must admit I have invested in some rather expensive wolf proof fencing- as has just about everyone else in the village.”

The as yet unnamed wolf is an Iberian male- an apex predator used to surviving on a diet of wild boar but now feasting on a menu of cats, rabbits and sheep- all sourced locally and not requiring any food miles. It also gorges once a week on the contents of the local wheelie bins.

Local farmers are worried Stan Truth “bird flu, inheritance tax, tariffs and now this. It feels like there is a war on farmers but at least I’m mostly arable”

Residents have set up a campaign group aimed at getting the wolf sent somewhere else spokesperson 86 year old Ron Hill said

“The council told us rewilding would mean some more wild flowers in the hedgerows and a bit less mowing of the verges, not a bloody wolf on the village green. I’m terrified”