not native
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Vets David Buckland and Graham Charlesworth argue that the sheep are not native to St Kilda and have undergone thousands of years of domestication, so should treated the same way as sheep on farms are.
From BBC • Sep. 29, 2025
Livestock not native to the desert have grazed and trampled the plants tortoises like to eat, spreading unpalatable nonnative grasses in their wake.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 21, 2024
Interestingly, alien species -- meaning those not native to the study region -- represented only ten percent of the natural regeneration in the restored areas.
From Science Daily • Nov. 18, 2024
Mule deer are not native to Catalina; they were introduced nearly a century ago for sport hunting.
From New York Times • May 31, 2024
“She stands out. A snowy owl that keeps returning to wherever he’s hiding ... I mean, they’re not native birds, are they?”
From "Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire" by J. K. Rowling
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