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Because these came up in several conversations my sojourn in Minneapolis, further details.

From Wikipedia on Wallabies

A number of wallaby breeding colonies in other parts of the world have been established at times in the past, but only one proved viable. The two principal populations were those of the island of Inchconnachan in Loch Lomond, Scotland and in the Peak District of England. The Peak District population was established in around 1940 by five escapees from a local zoo and lasted until at least 1993. At its peak the population numbered around fifty individuals. The Loch Lomond population was deliberately established in 1975 and unmanaged has achieved a viable population of around 28. Restricted to the island of Inchconnachan there are occasional escapes to the mainland when the loch freezes over. Other populations in the United Kingdom that for some periods bred successfully included one near Teignmouth, Devon, another in the Ashdown Forest, East Sussex and one on the island of Bute and Lundy.

There is also a small population on Lambay Island off the east coast of Ireland. This group was introduced by Dublin Zoo after a sudden population explosion in the mid 1980s.

Other sources suggest that the Peak District wallabies may still be around but retired to more remote areas. There have been unconfirmed sightings since the mid-90s.

Date: 2008-06-24 05:03 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] chickenfeet2003.livejournal.com
I should be sad to see the end of the Peak District wallabies. I quite often used to see them when climbing at the Roaches in the early 1980s. Perhaps the Mad Axeman got them?

Date: 2008-06-25 10:21 am (UTC)
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From: [identity profile] oursin.livejournal.com
According to Some Other Article I Googled (mi precise citationz, let me show u them), there was an exceedingly hard winter which caused significant decline in the population, presumably to a point below viability.

Date: 2008-06-24 05:13 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] shiv5468.livejournal.com
I thought there were wallabies that had escaped from Whipsnade living wil in the hills rounf there.

Date: 2008-06-24 05:42 pm (UTC)
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From: [personal profile] owlfish
Why wallabies in particular?

Date: 2008-06-24 05:45 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] sollersuk.livejournal.com
Cunning little so-and-sos. At least as intelligent and dexterous as the dog in Battersea Dog Home who, a couple of years ago, not only used to regularly break out of his own quarters, he used to go round letting out his friends as well.

Date: 2008-06-24 05:47 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] sollersuk.livejournal.com
There are also flocks of budgies and other exotic birds in the London area; it's a bit disconcerting when you expect sparrows and get cockatiels or whatever.

Date: 2008-06-24 05:49 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] serrana.livejournal.com
Augh, wild parrots, do not get me started. When I was a kid there were a half-dozen on the far side of town; by the time my parents left southern California, they were EVERYWHERE. They are pretty, yes, but also exceedingly noisy and their leavings are...unpleasant.

Never mind the peacocks. Peacocks are a complete nuisance.

Date: 2008-06-24 07:38 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] noveldevice.livejournal.com
I love the sound of shrill peacock screams at every moment of the day and night...

Date: 2008-06-25 02:45 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] serrana.livejournal.com
The other day, someone asked if my neighbors mind our chickens. I said, "Someone on the next block over has parrots."

"Oh. Oh, I see."

Date: 2016-08-15 07:54 pm (UTC)
alatefeline: Painting of a cat asleep on a book. (Default)
From: [personal profile] alatefeline
Oh. Indeed.

Date: 2008-06-24 06:17 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] flats.livejournal.com
ker-BOING!

Britain is a better place for having wallabies, I feel.

Date: 2008-06-24 07:52 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] parthenia14.livejournal.com
I misread this as 'feral wannabees'. Makes a lot of sense.

Date: 2008-06-25 10:18 am (UTC)
ext_6283: Brush the wandering hedgehog by the fire (Default)
From: [identity profile] oursin.livejournal.com
'Feral Wannabees' - the latest reality show?

Date: 2008-06-24 08:40 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] lightgreendryad.livejournal.com
I can see a children's book written about a wallaby who crossed the loch into the UK. I'd write it myself, but I think I'd have to see the place for it to be effective.

Date: 2008-06-25 10:18 am (UTC)
ext_6283: Brush the wandering hedgehog by the fire (Default)
From: [identity profile] oursin.livejournal.com
'The finest sight a wallaby ever sees is the high road that leads to London'

Date: 2008-06-24 09:12 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] sidherian.livejournal.com
Just as long as there aren't any colonies of feral dropbears, you know how dangerous our Australian fauna is :)

Date: 2016-08-15 07:54 pm (UTC)
alatefeline: Painting of a cat asleep on a book. (Default)
From: [personal profile] alatefeline
*laughs*

Date: 2008-06-24 09:39 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] smellingbottle.livejournal.com
The idea of the Lambay Island colony always cracks me up, as it's an important seabird colony, and grey seals - and, oh, here are some leftover feral wallabies because Dublin Zoo got overcrowded a while ago.

Date: 2008-06-25 01:06 am (UTC)
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From: [identity profile] aquaeri.livejournal.com
I feel duty-bound to mention that in exchange, we have feral deer in the local bushland. (Wallabies would probably work well, but I think the deer have outcompeted them.)

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