Hi Chris,
Many former societies in Europe would have regarded the Romans as
feral as well. Another British feral we gained is the European
Rabbit, introduced to Britain by another fairly feral group, the
Normans.
Cheers,
Carl
On 10/01/2008, at 12:44 PM, Chris Sanderson wrote:
As for the point about the Dingo, well while the cutoff is arbitrary
in some respects, how far back do you go? I remember a few years
back on this forum being corrected on calling House Sparrow a native
of England because the Romans introduced them 2000 years ago (I'd
appreciate a reference on this if anyone has one, since I couldn't
verify it when I tried). I doubt there'd be too many English birders
that would consider House Sparrow a feral in England.
Regards,
Chris
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