Fauna of Chuliana

## Mammals

### Wild boar (*Sus scrofa*)

Wild boars are not originally known to naturally live in the country of Chuliana and are introduced species that came from the north and west. A group of about 30 boars were released freely on the North Island and currently have a population of around 2,430 individuals that is continuously growing. Wild boars, presently, only occur on the North Island and if one is seen on Recca Island or the South Island, it is encouraged to be reported.

### Red fox (*Vulpes vulpes*)

Red foxes are confined to the northern end of Recca Island and nearly the entirety of the North Island. They prey on rabbits and small rodents, but occasionally, may catch and eat a juvenile deer. Though not exactly known, there is a population of between 10,000 and 15,000 red foxes.

### Elk (*Cervus canadensis*)

Elk are very numerous on Recca Island but have not been known to occur on the North or South island. On Recca Island, elk can be found in both urban and natural settings, an average of 33,000 elk roam freely throughout the Anastasia metropolitan area which is about 4.7% of the entire population of around 700,000. The remainder of the elk population are widespread through the country's woods and mountains. There are an astonishing 660 different elk herds found in and around Anastasia, but they are not seen everyday. Due to the large population of elk around Anastasia, the rut season can be considered fatal to the citizens and tourists with an average of around 40 attacks a year.

### House mouse (*Mus musculus)*

Mice were documented through about 67/110 prefectures of the country (60.9%) and in some areas, are replaced, by striped field mice and other rodents. Mice are found in urban settings, forests, and lowland areas and in the country are confined mostly to Anastasia's metropolitan area and are absent from more uninhabitable areas from the country.

### Raccoon (*Procyon lotor*)

Raccoons were released as pets to the Anastasia metropolitan area and have since spread across the city into the lowland regions of the mountains and some parts of the rainy forests. They destroy agriculture, rummage through trash, steal goods from vendors and locals, and feast on crops. A population of around 100,000 are widespread across the island.

### Raccoon dog (*Nyctereutes procyonoides*)

Raccoon dogs (*Nyctereutes procyonoides*) have also been introduced to the island, more notably around the same area raccoons have been introduced to and have also wreaked havoc, they pose a threat to ground-nesting birds and other ground-dwelling animals, their also carriers of deadly pathogens. A population of 90,000 are confined to the urban areas of the Anastasia metropolitan region and about 1,500 sightings are reported a year, around 900 live in Anastasia itself.

### Beaver (*Castor canadensis*)

Beavers are present in the country but are not overly common due to previous overhunting by both humans and larger predators such as raccoons, foxes, and others. Beavers are are confined to lowland areas of all three islands that are near a brook or a freshwater surface. Beavers like to make dams near cattails and bulrushes. An estimated 2,000 beavers are widespread throughout the country.

### Culpeo (*Lycalopex culpaeus*)

Culpeos are rare but present in the country and are usually found in the Anastasia metropolitan areas and lowland regions of southern Recca Island. An estimated 1,190 culpeos are widespread throughout the country but over 55.0% (654) of them live around Anastasia's metropolitan areas much to the dismay of small dogs and cats.

### Brown bear (*Ursus arctos*)

There are around 3,000 brown bears widespread through Chuliana, most preferring areas around mountainous areas. Occasionally, sightings of bears are found running about along farmland and rural settings, they are one of the biggest culprits of eaten or killed livestock in Chuliana next to the red fox and culpeo.

### Eastern black deer

Eastern black deer numbers are very low in Chuliana just at 32 individuals currently present, about 27/32 of the deer are apart of the same herd with the remainder being lone males. The herd was tracked at the northern end of Recca Island.

### Harbor seal (*Phoca vitulina*)

Harbor seals are rare in most of the country but are very common around the seaboard of Anastasia with around 4,000 individuals with an average of around 3,500 pups being born a year. Harbor seals are also found in limited populations on the North and South Island but seeing one is very, very rare and is considered very lucky to have been seeing one.

### Domestic cat (*Felis catus*)

Similar in Panstivo, Chuliana has feral cat populations that compete with the culpeo, raccoon, red fox, and raccoon dog. Chuliana's feral cat population dates back to the 1500s when many released their cats to the wild as the monarchy plead the citizens to help contribute into killing off the mouse and rat population, so the cats were released in medieval Anastasia to hunt off any mouse and/or rat it finds, but many also ran off to the wild where they had families and groups similar to that of a red fox or coyote niche. Around 900 feral cats live in Anastasia, but the approximate amount is unknown in the entire country alone.

### Striped field mouse (*Apodemus agrarius*)

Striped field mice are incredibly widespread in Chuliana, being found mainly in rural settings and being the dominant rodent species compared to the house mouse.