What exotic animals are living in the wild in the UK?
Am I right in thinking hares are considered exotic??
Please help me by naming a few species of animals which are living in the UK due to being released here or escapees from zoos.
The wallabies have died now, I learnt that at college!!
Brown and Mountain Hares are both considered to be native to Britain.
There are lots of species that have been introduced though including some which are now common and widespread such as Rabbit, Fallow Deer, Grey Squirrel, Pheasant and Canada Goose.
Some of the more ‘exotic’ species living wild in the UK include Red-necked Wallabies (from Australia), Golden Pheasants (from China), Ring-necked Parakeets (from India), Red-necked Terrapins (from America), European Yellow-tailed Scorpions and Chinese Mitten Crabs.
Information on some of these (and others) can be found on this site; http://www.introduced-species.co.uk/index.htm
Edit:
Wallabies are still present on Inchconnachan island in Scotland (unless the cull proposed this year went ahead and they were all killed).
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/wildlife/5444264/Wallaby-cull-on-small-Scottish-island.html
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Avondrow December 14th, 2009, 11:31 pm
Well, there are Wild Boar in the Forest of Dean, I know because I saw some yesterday!
There used to be a tale of Wallabies living in Derbyshire, escapees from a small zoo at Riber castle near Matlock, but I don’t know if they are still there.
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philqw78 December 14th, 2009, 11:45 pm
Hares are native. Rabbits are "exotic" as they are not native but used to be captive as food for rich people. But it only took a few to escape in the middle ages and there was a population boom in the wild very quickly. Now poor people can eat them too.
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Bear December 14th, 2009, 11:52 pm
Wallabies.
Parrots.
Scorpions.
Panthers & Lynx(Supposedly).
Muntjac deer.
Asian prawns and crabs,which are wiping out native species.
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RoyW December 15th, 2009, 12:24 am
Brown and Mountain Hares are both considered to be native to Britain.
There are lots of species that have been introduced though including some which are now common and widespread such as Rabbit, Fallow Deer, Grey Squirrel, Pheasant and Canada Goose.
Some of the more ‘exotic’ species living wild in the UK include Red-necked Wallabies (from Australia), Golden Pheasants (from China), Ring-necked Parakeets (from India), Red-necked Terrapins (from America), European Yellow-tailed Scorpions and Chinese Mitten Crabs.
Information on some of these (and others) can be found on this site; http://www.introduced-species.co.uk/index.htm
Edit:
Wallabies are still present on Inchconnachan island in Scotland (unless the cull proposed this year went ahead and they were all killed).
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/wildlife/5444264/Wallaby-cull-on-small-Scottish-island.html
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HAROLD December 15th, 2009, 1:08 am
There are no native exotic animals in UK, They would have to be imported ones such as tortoises…Asian pheasants…Guinea Pea fowl.
The native animals in UK woods are foxes….badgers…stoats…..weasels. In the New Forest there are mixed breeds of wild ponies.
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