10 ALIEN ANIMALS that should not be in the UK!
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- čas přidán 19. 06. 2024
- In the UK there are lots of introduced and non-native species, more than 3,000 of them. A lot have no impact but some are detrimental to native species. These are known as Invasive Non-Native Species. In this video I talk about 10 of these non-native animals that are living wild in the UK.
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The pheasants have been found to be one of the main reasons for our native partridge population to be declining so much. They carry a parasite that they are immune to, but they pass it onto our native partridge. Also, millions of non-native red legged partridges are also releases with the pheasants for shooting, and these compete with our native ones too. PS, thanks for a great video!!!!!
The brown hare, the little owl and the crucian carp are three beautiful creatures that were introduced to the UK but have generally found a niche and done little harm.
Crucian carp are native, not introduced.
@@micallef87 Well, I used to think that, but I have read a lot about the species and it seems that opinion is divided, but Carassius carassius is now generally thought to have been introduced from Europe in the 1700s. There appears to be no written record of the species in the UK before the 18th Century. The limited distribution and the fact that the crucian does not appear to thrive in our rivers would suggest that it was introduced (probably from Germany) as an ornamental fish.
Angling clubs have stocked them for more than a century and it was common practice until recently, for anglers to move small fish from one pond to another. Angling literature is full of such examples. The fact that crucians were used as live baits will have also helped their spread.
The crucian could be one of the many European fish species that failed to make it to these islands before the ice melted and sea level rose, cutting us off from mainland Europe (about 10,000 years' ago).
Does any of this matter? Probably not and furthermore, the UK now has a vital role to play in the conservation of the species. On the continent, the crucian is in real trouble due to hybridization with the closely related gibel carp (which is spreading) and also with the goldfish. In the UK, habitat loss and inter breeding with (and competition from) common carp has been another problem, along with predation (increase in the inland cormorants). So the pure-bred crucian is in real trouble, but there are small groups of dedicated anglers and fishery owners around the country who are trying to provide habitats where the crucian can thrive. Peter Rolfe's excellent book 'Crock of Gold' and his 'Crucian Website' are full of useful information about the crucian.
@@portcullis5622 Interesting! I had a look into it, seems to be a pretty new theory. Kind of turns the whole preservation of them on it's head.
@@micallef87 Well, not really. They have been here a long time and it looks like the UK could be their last resort in Europe, as a few fishery owners, clubs and the EA are all going to great lengths to preserve their purity.
The gibel carp is a prolific breeder, is spreading across Europe and it only takes one to mess up the crucian gene pool. So, I think we can consider the UK crucian populations to be very important in the preservation of the species.
Animals native to mainland Europe are never likely to be an issue in the UK when introduced. Those from further afield are far more likely to be an issue.
Not that true the islands of Scotland have had mainland native animals released on them like the hedgehog and they have destroyed many native birds that lay on the ground like corn crakes, capercaillie and grouse
@@HootMaRoot That's interesting, but were these species already vulnerable to rodents, stoats, foxes etc? I can understand the issue on small remote islands where the like of Puffins nest, but never thought it an issue on the mainland.
@@aib0160 the western Isles should have no native predators except for rats and polecats
@@aib0160 and even the polecat it is not known if it was native to the western Isles
@@HootMaRoot I'd guess that on the islands the likes of rats and polecats were all introduced but where these predators already existed on the mainland not a big issue?
In addition to invasive crayfsh (Red swamp crayfish, Turkish crayfish, Signal crayfish, Spiny-cheek crayfish, Noble crayfish, Virile crayfish, and the decidedly weird Marbled crayfish), we also have Chinese Mitten crabs, and the not at all hyperbolicly named Killer shrimp and demon shrimp invading our freshwater ecosystems.
And that's just the arthropods.
Fair play mate this knowledge will have this guys head spinning
The Red Signal Crayfish have been a nightmare. Once thriving rivers such as the Kennett have seen fish stocks decline massively as they hoover up spawn at breeding time - Where I used to catch decent numbers of Barbel in the 80's and 90's, catching one on a session now is an achievement
Don't cry karen
I shoulda read your comment before leaving mine as pretty much identical - highlights extent of problem geographically though I guess .
As an angler, one of the biggest problems we face is the C&RT that prohibit the use of things like crab/lobster pots and other such traps meaning that unless the C&RT are actively pulling out hundreds of signal crayfish on their own every year, We are going to have a hard time ridding the rivers and canals of them if we can only catch them _'accidently'_ via rod & line is a lesson in futility.
The rules need updating.
@@Rose.Of.Hizaki ~ slack as f*ck mate -
it's "only" another "small" environmental impact chaps
@@Rose.Of.Hizaki agreed
A really enjoyable and relaxing series with great info'. Many thanks, take care. x
So glad I found this lovely and informative channel. Thank you
Thanks! I hope I can continue to educate and entertain you :)
Very enjoyable, this is a great series.
Pheasants have actually been introduced to the UK twice. They were brought here by the Romans, but became extinct around the late 17th century, possibly because firearms had become popular by then and they were extremely easy to shoot. They were then re-introduced in the 19th century... ironically because the fact they were so easy to shoot made them popular targets for hunting.
I tried pheasant stew once. Can't say I much cared for the taste.
its like dodos all over again
Rabbits were in the UK during the first century AD. Bones have been found and identified by archaeologists at the Roman Fishbourne Palace in West Sussex.
As always interesting and informative.
note to author. the Isle of Wight is NOT in the "Irish channel" as this does not exist. It is however, in the English channel to the south of Southampton.
Thanks Roy. I actually meant the Isle of man in what used to be known as the Irish channel
I’ve seen wild wallabies on an island in Loch Lomond. 😁😁
Another great video, thanks Liam 👍
Firstly this is a great channel, very informative. I do remember my father worked in the wholesale fruit and veg Market in Sheffield during the 60s and scorpions was the norm along with dangerous 8 legged things.
Subbed from Wales, love this channel.
Great video! Though there haven't been any landscape scale studies that would directly investigate the effect of pheasants on other species, several recent studies about the breeding success and productivity of waders have found strong correlations between pheasant release sites and high numbers of foxes, resulting in lower nest survival of waders.
Pheasants can be quite a problem to native species, competing for food but also benefit for predators and scavengers ,loads get killed on the roads, damaging cars sometimes. Also pheasants shot with lead shot and not picked up can lead poison what eats them. Also there is the persecution of wildlife by the game keepers to protect pheasant numbers so that there are plenty to be shot. So killing animals and birds just so pheasants can be killed for fun. All about money and fun for people. All these invasive species all over the world because of people.
@Ii Li you rear pheasants you eat pheasants and?
@Ii Li absolutely people are the biggest vermin on the planet. Yes we kill thousands of wildlife on the roads and in many other ways, people are destructive to the natural world and the planet. But am I not correct about pheasants at all? And I don't regard pheasants as native British wildlife . And they are part of the country side because of people breeding them. Mink were once bred for money, they got into the countryside also. Ive eaten pheasants too by the way. Doesn't mean that they are not a problem or not invasive species in britain.
So glad I found your channel mate, great video. Also I had a pet hare when I was 12. My sister bought it as a rabbit and then gave it to me once it was about 3 foot and you couldn't go near it 😂 had it for a few years and she never calmed down
Cheers. Welcome to the channel.
This is really interesting Thankyou for the upload
Thank you!
Hi there excellent channel, you would have no end of species to look at if you started to look at the insects. Harlequin ladybirds and the box moth are two that spring to mind; both devastating in their impact
Very interesting and informative video. I had no idea Hares, Rabbits and Pheasants were non-native as I see them every time I go into the countryside, lol.
Great video.👍
Brown hares are an introduced species, but the Mountain Hare is a native.
Apparently, a very common alien species found mainly in the south east is the Lesser Wetbacked Dinghy Diver.
The coati was a new one on me too Liam. Good "part 2". I wonder whether any more species would qualify for a "part 3"? No doubt your astute viewers will chip in if there are. Might be worth considering a feature on problematic non-native plants like, for example, Himalayan Balsam, Rhododendron, Spanish Bluebell, Japanese Knotweed etc.? 👍🤓👍
I'm sure there are plenty for a part 3, I'll have to go and find and film them first though :)
Funnily, my actual work at the moment is all himalayan balsam, pennywort and the like. I'm definitely going to do a video about it at some point. I hope you are keeping well mate!
And not forgetting the monstrous Giant Hogweed.
What I'd love to hear more about here is how and why these species interact the way they do in the UK. Why do certain traits of foreign species end up being harmless, even beneficial? What makes ecosystem damaging creatures in the UK work just fine in their home ecosystems? You never really understand an animal until you know why it fits where it does, and less so somewhere else.
Cheers Myra. I'm going to do a video soon on UK species that are now invasive in other countries. Many of them are actually in severe decline here so I'll do my best to look into your question.
Interesting and complex question 🙋♀️
@@AShotOfWildlife YAY! Yes! It's really useful because I'm in Canada, so it helps so much to be able to connect the dots geographically.
The Isle of Man is in the Irish Channel, the Isle of Wight is in the English Channel on the South coast
Yeah, I did know that when I made this video but had a bit of a mind blank apparently.
It's the Irish sea.
We have the parakeets here where I live, and my mum is lucky enough to have them attracted to her birdfeeders in her garden, she also gets woodpeckers,if you walk round allerton Bywater in spring and summer you will see parakeets now.
Llke this sort of programme .Does this also apply to human species for the last 400 years ?
we was driving somewhere near Morpeth only last month we seen a small herd of about 8 Roe Deer and a wallaby i missed the wallaby but mate seen it we also have a small population on the cleveland / hambleton hills north yorks moors.near byland abbey and that posh school tony blair went to apmpleforth
I had a wallaby hop out in front of me at the back of a town called Devizes in Wiltshire at 5 am while walking through a field on my way to go fishing , everyone took the the mick out of me when I told them , even calling me skippy etc . Then it was caught a week later about 15 miles away, it had escaped from somewhere . And it was pure white .
Thank you. Just subbed.
Reportedly, Boudicca used a giant rabbit to divine whether or not to go to war against the Romans. So much for bunnies giving advice 😏
I have met some right Whally's in my time, but have never come across the furry variety 👍
Er...Ok, you might be joking but it was a hare Boudicca was associated with. Rabbits were introduced later.
Found a yellow tailed scorpion in my house around 2002. North Lanarkshire Scotland. This was around spring time iirc.
The Romans introduced garden snails as a food source. The Normans built "warrens" to keep rabbits for food.
Men eh!?!
The snails the Romans liked to eat were larger than common garden snails, They escaped and thrived and many of the larger variety are seen in the wild. A large proportion of snails on the north Downs are these bigger 'edible' snails.
is an introduced species invasive or not depends on if the native eco system is able to adapt to its existence
Wish I could find my old "observers book of British fish, each species population area was shown on a map of the UK. There was one single coloured dot for a tropical species found in one part of a river thriving next to a chemical plant outlet.
The signal Crays are a nightmare - in The Thames , as an angler - variously - are huge areas where you'll catch nothing else , even if u set your bait high off the bottom they still swim up to it - you can pull one out every five mins - they make great eating though ; and , it's now policy that when you catch them you DONT throw them back in .
Ps : there are scorpions living in the chalky downs and forests across the Chilton (en ?) Hills , they are upto an inch , grey/black , aggressive - don't know if they're particularly venomous as gave them a very wide berth . There are also Edible Dormouse (mice) in the areas around Wendover Woods .
Make a crayfish trap,or use a circular dip net, half meter diameter. Tie a piece of raw chicken,neck or back in the center. Cast and retrieve like a crab wheel. Reply if you want cooking instructions.
@@martinsaunders7925 ahh haa ~ , I now live South W Cornwall , no crayfish indigenous or otherwise as rivers too acidic . I used to use a bicycle wheel wrapped with "layer-ee" chicken wire stuffed with bits of mackerel etc. , wedged into the mesh . The crayfish - mostly - even if not entangled , greedily hung on and were easily caught . Trapping them to supply to restaurants around Oxford became pretty competitive even as far back as 1998 : I was catching them to eat ; but , used to have my traps wrecked or removed by trappers . I don't know the situation currently - can't imagine it's improved though . They'd trashed the fish stocks 20+ yrs ago (the crayfish that is - not fellow trappers).
@@adzdahlman9724 they are grown in rice fields here,every other year. One farmer processes half million kilos a year. They cost about four pounds a kilo cooked. Usually purged with salt water just prior to cooking in crab boil with garlic,onions,corn,potatoes and sliced sausage. I like to add lemons and limes.
@@martinsaunders7925 I'm seriously hungry for crayfish now - only got mackerel , do have lemons , pepper , garlic , toms , new pots and.... broccoli though ~ things could be worse eh
@@martinsaunders7925 half a million tonnes - f*ck me!!!
Hi Liam, you could include BIG black cat, I've seen one on the edge of the S.Downs, a friend also saw one recently.
I saw a wild cat 2 days ago in Cornwall, got very grainy footage of it as it was about 10pm. It’s ears and size was similar to a Lynx/Bobcat.
@@richardjamesclemo6235 Hi, the cat I saw was more like puma size, reported it Sussex Big cat Watch that's run by Charlie Bones.
I heard those crayfish are cannibals as well, when they run out of food, they'll literally turn each other.
I hope as the otters are growing in number now, they will eat the crayfish when they encounter them. They seem easy to catch. Then, with crayfish population under control they won't be so damaging to the ecosystem., and perhaps our native one will recolonise some places when there is less competition and disease.
I saw signal crayfish eating each other in a clear stream near Abinger, Surrey. One way of keeping their numbers down, I suppose.
@@Clive697 Seem to be like rats and coachroachers though, they'll only turn on each other when they can't find anything else.
I’m 40 mins from Brighton near the ashdown forest & I saw a wallaby hopping up the road about 4-5 years ago! No one believed me at the time, I did say tho “you won’t believe me, I saw a tiny kangaroo this morning” 😂
Thanks, the pike deserves its own video 👍
I've been trying to film one lately near me but it's quite skittish. Fingers crossed though.
Rhea are also known to live on Ashdown Forest. I have found several old eggs in the past.
Very interesting. I'll see if they're still about.
@AShotOfWildlife My understanding is that they escaped from a property close to Ashdown Forest on the Crowborough Warren side. I would be surprised if they could survive for long, and the eggs that I found were rancid and old. Far to rotten smelling to hold for long. I believe that there are odd sightings of them, but I am not totally convinced. Someone in the comments also said about Wallabies being sighted on the forest. This again is true, but they were escaped animals, which I believe were eventually captured.
In the 1970's, 1980's tropical fish were released into a canal in St Helens. Hot water from the Pilkington glass factory emptied into the canal & kept it warm & aerated, letting the fish thrive & breed. There were hundreds of guppies, tiger barb, neon tetra, even angel fish, gourami. They died out when they made alterations to the factory, which involved stopping the water flowing into the canal.
shame. i have heard about this spot in literature
Wasn't the Tench introduced? And the Wels (a catfish)? I am not an angler so am willing to be corrected on the status of these two. I could find out I guess but might be fun to see what people think and expand on the introduced fish theme. I like to lean also so I'm not so proud
The tench are not a introduced, but the carp is , and the Wels catfish .
Noble False Widow spider .Native to the cannary islands now quite common in the UK
There used to be wallabies on a Loch Lomond island but they had to cull them 😭
Apparently the only reason those scorpions can survive here is because the type of brick used in the buildings they live in holds the heat of the sun extremely well.
The wallabies are still there!!!
I thought that there was a coloney of red kneed trantulars in Poole and another somewhere in Cornwal. That came over on the merchant ships in the 16th centuary. I didn't find anything on Google about them so now I'm doubting myself😕
Heard we have camden Boa constrictors now in London
WOW! Wallabies, coatis AND scorpions!!?? I don't expect that all of them should be caught - at least right away - but shouldn't there be more programs to capture and ship these animals back to their indigenous regions, or at least nature reserves within those regions where their numbers can safely increase without threats from hunting or deforestation?
The world's most destructive and invasive species is us, we've spread everywhere ! The link to Europe disappeared around 8000 years ago, which made it difficult for species to recolonise. There are a few eagle owls in Northumberland I think, naturalists tend to think they're invasive, although it's highly likely they've been a native species when there was a large land link to Europe (doggerland). It's a thorny subject !
Man this CZcams channel is Great 👍
Cheers Paul, loads more videos to come so stay tuned!
@@AShotOfWildlife have you done any on Signal Crayfish 🦞 yet
@@pauldooley756 apart from what's in this video, no not yet. Thanks
There are still plenty of other invasive species such as Indian stick insects, the Zander, the worse of all the domestic cat, top mouth gudgeon, sacred ibis, egrets, zebra & quagga mussels, carpet sea squirts, Canadian and Egyptian geese, Chinese mitten crab, Welsh Catfish, and there are still many more.
My mum and I have also saw big cats in southport but this was 20 years ago not saw them since.
I never knew rabbits, hare's and pheasants aren't native to the UK.
I don't think many people realise just how many species are actually introduced. I'm glad my video taught you something new and hope you enjoyed it :)
@@AShotOfWildlife cheers! Just came across your chanel. Have subscribed and have been binge watching for the last couple of hours.
@@gutz323 that's great, welcome. I've got loads of videos planned or lined up so stay tuned for more :)
the isle of man is in the irish channel the isle of wight is in the solent and ends about 30miles from brighton
Irish Sea
Isle Man Irish Solent Channel Brighton, if you are going to pick someone up on poor geography at least make sure that you capitalise the words correctly otherwise you will look just as stupid. 🤣
My mistake. I meant the Isle of man, the thing is, I did know and mean that, I just got it wrong somehow.
Glad you spotted it though.
@@AShotOfWildlife 🤣🤣🤣
Tasmania IS Australia brother! One of the states and yes, an island. I’d have thought that someone from the place that sent their best here for a “time out” in the sun, would know that 😉😂🇦🇺
Haha, well to be honest I didnt know that until after releasing this video. I bet most of the western world wouldnt know either.
@@AShotOfWildlife don't worry - people from Tasmania see themselves as Tasmanian, not Australian.
To be fair, in the context of biogeography, Australia is an island rather than a country. Australia Island is distinct from Tasmania Island, and saying ‘Australia and Tasmania’ is completely correct. It’s just like how the island of Great Britain (England, Scotland, Wales) is different to the country of United Kingdom (which also includes Northern Ireland).
Good videos my boy
Thank you!
Haha that video with the frog and the ants was so funny XD
Cheers mate 👍🏻 I'm so glad that you managed to prove I'm not completely mental....just mildly 😂
Haha, no worries. I had already recorded this when you commented so I'm glad I included the wallabies!
@@AShotOfWildlife great video and very interesting content 👌🏻 👍🏻
Isle of Wight is in the Solent, Hampshire!
I know. I meant the Isle of man.
Wallabies and them raccoon looking animals look out of place here tbf. Great video pal
Did you say "the isle of Wight in the Irish Channel"? I've not heard of that one!
Also I'm not sure we're in a position to say these animals "should NOT be in the UK" - it's hardly their fault if they've been introduced by humans! As you're pointing out, some were introduced a very long time ago - so why not just stick to saying that they're considered "non-native". The sooner humans realise that we're an intrinsic part of the eco-system and that our actions have a direct effect on it, the better!
Pedantic 🙄
No they just shouldn't be here, its not their fault but many are killing off established animals. We are a part of nature but we also have the ability to know better. We have to manage the rest of nature because we put so much strain on it.
@@CAMSLAYER13 You agree they shouldn't be here but not their fault since people imported them .Then you go on to say "we also have the ability to know better ".Really ? Love to see your plan for managing nature ..Patel fashion no doubt . BTW. How the blazes do you put a strain on nature .?
@@HelenaMikas not everyone knows better or they just don't care clearly, but that doesn't mean others cant do things to mitigate damage, what I'm talking about is kinda what we already do, keeping track of numbers of animals and available resources and stepping in when something is going wrong, and you might say "well thats just how it is, things go wrong" and i agree to an extent but let me clarify , so "nature" is a pretty a pretty vague term, i mean more the ecosystems that exist, humans clear a lot of land and kill wild animals for various reasons and bring in new competition, this is causing environmental pressure for the animals and many can't compete so I feel while its all nature in motion ,even us messing things up, we are a great extinction event but maybe it doesn't have to be this way since unlike an asteroid or an ice age we have the capibility to mitigate the issues we are causing. Unlike other animals even, we wouldn't be the first to accidentally kill off another species or ruin their own environment.
Iom is Irish sea.
Brummie here, I saw a pheasant in South Birmingham and told some friends, they never believed me but now I know it was true 😭 cheers!
I remember the goldfish my grandad had for no joke , over ten years...
I remember us 'winning' like 3 or 4 lil goldfish at my school fair when I was in my first year of primary, so woulda been 5 maybe and that fucker ate all the other goldfish in the tank in the end..😂 , ate primarily chicken, ham & liver (my grandads doing..😂) basically refused fish flakes , and grew too a monster size that was oddly , WAY bigger than the other fish.. and it kicked it in it's tank till I got into college...🤷♂️
Yeah , crazy big freak of a fish 😂
Did I hear that right? The Isle of Wight in the Irish Channel!?
My mistake. I meant the Isle of man, the thing is, I did know and mean that, I just got it wrong somehow.
Glad you spotted it though.
@@AShotOfWildlife LOL Blame the camera stare! Isle of Man, Irish SEA. Isle of Wight in the English Channel. We all knew what you meant 😉 craic on with the great videos
Im not even kidding i am fucking confident i saw a bull frog the other day, i might be wrong but it was quite big and it was in the road so i poked it so it jumped in to a garden but i live in Edinburgh
Did you get a photo? You should check out the video I have just uploaded, filmed at seton sands just up the road from you :)
You know a lot about wild life and present very well. I have a question for you, I know nature can very cruel, what happens to burrowing animals in floods such as rabbits, moles, etc do they drown or can they go into a hibernation state until the floods subside?
they have a supply of tiny little snorkels
Hi another animal that shouldn't be here is the Australian black swan with white wings and red bill.
I saw one the other day in Southport where I live.
I was shocked so had to Google it lol.
I've seen a wallaby in Kent
Wallaby were brought to uk by a lord,who in his greed wanted exotic animals from all over world,they adapted well on his estate and he use to sell them sure thats how story goes ,they are in new forest love it there adapted well just like us ozzies adapt to any conditions
Wasp spider is in Kent
First, like.Beautiful film. Nicely captured.
The whole history of nature is one of migration and competition. Any animal that can survive and compete here deserves to make its home here.
The European rabbit is listed as endangered in Iberia
Yes, it's crazy. It is indeed endangered now in it's native range, but I can't see how they can say they are endangered species, as in other places they are still a serious pest and exist in their millions.
Isle of Wight in The Irish Channel... Think that's a bit of a mistake there...
It is. I meant the Isle of man in what used to be known as the Irish Channel but is now known as the Irish Sea
Romans also brought Elm trees , Walnut trees and Laburnum trees with them
How long does an animal have to be here before considered native?
When you consider these islands were ice covered upto 10000 years ago then maybe ALL animals are immigrants. Plants too.
The ice sheet didn't reach southern England and these were not islands at the end of the last ice age. You could walk across what is now the North Sea which is why many European animals are also native to the British Isles.
The size of the pheasants around since lockdown and there was less shooting of them. They looking plump.
a lot of unwelcome animals have fitted in to our world but there are few that dont,
Could it be that all wildlife did not originate from this country The UK would of been covered by ice sheets during the ice age Come to think of it neither would humans
The uk would have at one point been part of a larger landmass at one point so its likely it had its own animals
How did I not know about the scorpions!?
Ronnie Crayfish, Reggie Crayfish, Robert Crayfish.
lovely video
I didn't realise pheasants weren't native to the UK.
Well done Liam!
How about the bloody canoe paddlers?
1:46 IT'S SO SMALL!
Since when has the isle of wight been in the "Irish channel" wherever that is anyway
My mistake. I meant the Isle of man, the thing is, I did know and mean that, I just got it wrong somehow.
Glad you spotted it though.
👍🏻 & very interesting. 😊
Funny thing about animals, they don't understand the concept of borders.
So if it’s illegal to release non-native species how did the pheasant people get away with it?
Probably because a lot of them are very rich.
It wasn't illegal then.
@@angr3819 But it's illegal now! They get away with it as they are rich, have friends in the government, and super rich people can do as they like in the UK. It's disgusting and annoying. They even still let the posh people go hunting down foxes, when it's supposed to be illegal. There is the same problem with fishery owners releasing non-native and invasive species of fish into our rivers and lakes, so they can have fishing clubs and make money from licences for fishing etc.
I am fighting a personal war with the box moth caterpillar. Just doing my bit.
Tbf, i can think of many, many thousands more.
Egyptian geese are becoming a problem bullying our native mallard.
Breaking news the department for food and rural affairs is sending them to Rawanda
The frog's birds rabbit's and crayfish are fish&game animals. Great to eat. Eradicate them by eating them.
The UK introduced Rabbits, Goats,Pigs, Buffalo, Foxes, Dogs, Cats, Rats, Camels and a host of other pests into Auatralia.
..not to mention.. Australians .
Ps the Australians probably have the worst record for introducing non-native species in deliberately to counter their existing such .- and it going appallingly wrong !
The Anglo saxons
You would think before the north sea appeared being joined to Europe rabbit and hare would have been here.
No, they were not. They had not naturally spread that far. The only thing like that that lived in the UK was the mountain hare.
a mate recently saw the weirdest bird all brightly coloured whilst a bike ride he had to use Google to find out it was a golden pheasant
Dang, UK invasive species are way cooler than US invasive species .
And definitely more than Australian!! 😃
The poor old pheasant, such a beautiful bird yet so skittish, bred to be hunted is just wrong.
At least its better to have a short life in the 'wild' with freedom, then get quickly shot, than the poor old farm animals living in factory farms all their miserable lives, before the horror of the transport and slaughter houses. I would choose to have the pheasants life rather than a battery farm chicken or pig.
He forgot to mention the leopards and cougars.
You forgot the "wigged manbearpig", otherwise knows as Boris Johnson.