Sika deer are contiguous with populations of the native red deer. Since the two species sometimes hybridize, a serious conservation concern exists. In research which rated the negative impact of introduced mammals in Europe, the sika deer was found to be among the most damaging to the environment and economy, along with the brown rat and muskrat. In the 1900s, King Edward VII presented a pair of sika deer to John, the second Baron Montagu of Beaulieu. This pair escaped into Sowley Wood and were the basis of the sika to be found in the New Forest today. They were so prolific,
Semisi Sika and 2017. Semisi Sika Semisi Kioa Lafu Sika is a Tongan politician and Member of the Tongan Parliament. He is a member of the Democratic Party of the Friendly Islands. Sika is a businessman who runs a takeaway shop and catering firm. He is a lonstanding supporter of the democratic movement in Tonga. In 2007 he was one of three people, including Human Rights and Democracy Movement leader Samuela 'Akilisi Pohiva, prosecuted over his leadership of a protest march in June 2006. Sika was elected to Parliament in the seat of Tongatapu 2 in the 2010 elections. He was re-elected