Exotic Intruders
[fallow deer]
The first fallow deer introduced into New Zealand came from Richmond Park, Surrey, in 1864. They were released in the Aniseed Valley, near Nelson, and acclimatised well, being hunted with some persistence but managing to avoid extermination. In 1867 the Otago Acclimatisation Society obtained four fallow deer from Australia and in the 1870s a few fallow deer were imported from Tasmania into Southland.