Quote Originally Posted by ThistleDown View Post
... a return to the land of yesteryear is nigh on impossible.

It is certainly an accomplishable goal if you accept that your wee cats and lap dogs are acceptable prey for wolves and lynx and that you, yourself, will have a much, much, much smaller terraine for roaming when bears and wolves again roam the hills of home.
That is certainly the case here in BC as I'm sure you're aware and we mostly accept that and watch our step a little more than those in more ... manicured locales, but I can't argue with you that going backward in the highlands is impossible. Regaining some glory? That should be achievable anywhere.