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Fur and Fangs rather than Feathers and Beaks

10,000 Birds

Memorable encounters with Mammals Part II It’s generally reckoned that there are more deer in Britain today than there were in the Middle Ages, a fact that is almost certainly true. It’s a common mammal in the countryside around my home, and I see them frequently. Rather more are killed in collisions with cars.

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Acclimatisation Societies of New Zealand

10,000 Birds

But hedgehogs? There were no mammals, little game, and not many birds either. Brush-tailed Possums were brought from Australia to help start a fur industry. What is surprising is quite how many species did end up here, and how economically unimportant they were. Greenfinches? What exactly was going on.