Sika deer culling had to be introduced in the 1930s to control their numbers. Across its original range and in many areas to which it has been introduced, the sika is regarded as a particularly prized and elusive sportsman's quarry. In Britain, Ireland, and mainland Europe, sika display very different survival strategies and escape tactics from the indigenous deer. They have a marked tendency to use concealment in circumstances when red deer, for example, would flee, and have been seen to squat and lie belly-flat when danger threatens. In the British Isles, sika are widely regarded as a serious threat to new
Semisi Sika 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 in 2014