Ancient Faunal Introductions to Britain

In addition to anthropogenic introductions, Britain has also seen many extinctions over the last few thousand years including:

• The aurochs – the wild ancestor of all domestic cattle

• The bear, the wolf, the lynx – carnivores that are now locally extinct (extirpated)

• Beaver, wild boar and elk - all extirpated in Britain.

Beyond Britain there are many more, just a few are listed here;