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DATE: ANIMAL: LOCATION:
11th November 1865 WOLF X Harrogate
17th November 2000 800 CASES INVOLVING EXOTICS Wingate
8th June 2004 HUMPBACK WHALE Whitby
25th August 2004 RED KITES Harewood Estate
5th November 2004 LUMPFISH  Scarborough

 

800 CASES INVOLVING EXOTICS
It is understood that over 800 cases involving exotic animals have been dealt with in Yorkshire and the North East in the last year. The RSPCA is calling for more strict control measures on the trade and ownership of exotic animals. It is believed that there are far fewer licences held than there are exotic animal owners in the UK. People are urged to reconsider buying these animals without fully understanding the commitment and difficulties involved.

(Source: Northern Echo - 17th November 2000 )

Written By: Steve Jones

Ref No: 1438

Harrogate
WOLF X
A half-wolf was attacking sheep in villages near Harrogate. A precise identification of this creature is not now possible.

11 November 1865. 12b.

Contributed by: Mark Fraser
Scottish Big Cats.
www.scottishbigcats.org

Scarborough
LUMPFISH
A lumpfish was found alive in a puddle in the middle of a field at Cayton Carr House Farm on Wednesday 3rd November 2004. The turquoise fish is a marine species, normally found in deep waters off the French coast, which visits English shores to mate once a year.

The fish was found by Niki Slight, who took it to Falsgrave Pet Stores in Scarborough. They attempted to keep it in fresh water, but the fish later died. How the fish arrived in a field six miles from the sea remains a mystery.

(Source: Scarborough Evening News - 5th November 2004)

Contributed & Re-Written by: Lisa Willow

File:
Ref No: 1838

Whitby
HUMPBACK WHALE
Humpbacked Whale at Whitby
A 30 ft long rare humpback whale made an appearance at Whitby over the bank holidya weekend, They are seen of the West Coast of Ireland and in the Hebrides but rarely in this part of the North Sea. The skipper of a local boat, Barry Sneddon, managed to take some pictures of the whale.

Whitby Gazette, 08/06/2004

Contributed By Lisa Willow
Writen By Paul Williams, 06/08/04, http://wehrwulf.fcpages.com

File: 2004-173
Ref No: 1277

West Yorkshire
RED KITES
Breeding of Red kites Four red kites have been reared in the last year, making a total of 113 bred in West Yorkshire since 17 were reintroduced on the Harewood Estate near Leeds in 1999.

The (RSPB) recorded 19 breeding pairs in West Yorkshire in 2004. Between them they have raised 44 young this year.


The birth of four chicks in one nest is a first for Yorkshire and an
extremely rare occurrence in Britain.

The RSPB attach radio transmitters to each kite in order to track their movements and build knowledge of their

Previously the red kite was rendered extinct in England and Scotland in the 1870s.

The West Yorkshire colony includes Lighning who regularly visits his birthplace in the Chilterns.

BBC News 25th August 2004

Contributed by: Lisa Willow
Written by: Paul Williams

Ref No: 1544

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