| MUNTJAC Muntiacus reevesi | |
| STATUS: Possibly expanding | |
 Mick Hoult |
The first record for the county appears to be one reported at Matlock in the 1948 deer census (Lever 1977). A young male seen at Normanton Recreation Ground on 28 February 1972 was found dead in a nearby street the day after (Branson 1996). Muntjac colonised the suburban fringe of south Sheffield in the 1990s (Rotherham 2000) and there are recent records from NE Derbyshire on the border with Sheffield. They are well established in the south of the county around Calke Park and Ticknall, where damage to gardens has been reported. Muntjac have been seen at DWT's Carvers Rocks and Spring Wood reserves. One was found dead on the road in Ticknall village in spring 2004. Possibly expanding their range in the county. |