P P Pertinax 28 Feb 2016 Somehow a bit odd to see them so far North. Do you know which other herd they were sourced from? I wonder if they can breed successfully up here?
Somehow a bit odd to see them so far North. Do you know which other herd they were sourced from? I wonder if they can breed successfully up here?
Maguari 28 Feb 2016 I'm not sure - there was quite a nice little herd, though (this isn't the whole group).
TeaLovingDave 28 Feb 2016 Pertinax said: I wonder if they can breed successfully up here? Click to expand... I believe they are indeed a breeding herd. As I understand it most of the Barasingha in the UK originally derive from either Whipsnade or Port Lympne.
Pertinax said: I wonder if they can breed successfully up here? Click to expand... I believe they are indeed a breeding herd. As I understand it most of the Barasingha in the UK originally derive from either Whipsnade or Port Lympne.
Tim May 28 Feb 2016 TeaLovingDave said: As I understand it most of the Barasingha in the UK originally derive from either Whipsnade or Port Lympne. Click to expand... And the Whipsnade barasingha stock originated from Woburn
TeaLovingDave said: As I understand it most of the Barasingha in the UK originally derive from either Whipsnade or Port Lympne. Click to expand... And the Whipsnade barasingha stock originated from Woburn
P P Pertinax 29 Feb 2016 Tim May said: And the Whipsnade barasingha stock originated from Woburn Click to expand... While Port Lympne's came from I believe, East Berlin. I haven't see any evidence that the stock from the two different sources have yet been merged anywhere within the UK though.
Tim May said: And the Whipsnade barasingha stock originated from Woburn Click to expand... While Port Lympne's came from I believe, East Berlin. I haven't see any evidence that the stock from the two different sources have yet been merged anywhere within the UK though.