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Originally Posted by goosey
Strange, the difference in thought between the two countries.
You say they are an introduced species - don't say it was the Brits that introduced them wanting a reminder of home 200 years ago  . When I want a reminder of home in Holland, I bring Bisto and mushy peas back from dear old blighty  .
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Or the Dutch or all the other colonists. It was quite the done thing to introduce European plants and animals, as you say, to remind them of home. Also to give them something they were used to hunting (rabbits, for instance). Then there were the accidental imports, especially rats .... All of these things, harmless in their native range can be a serious problem when transported to a different ecosystem ....