Assertion: hedgehog | /r/HasProperty | brought to new zealand
Facets:
value: in the 19th century
type: TEMPORAL
value: by acclimatisation societies
type: CAUSE
value: for the past 100 years
type: TEMPORAL
value: to remind settlers of their homeland
type: PURPOSE
Source sentences:
text: Hedgehogs were first brought to New Zealand by acclimatisation societies to remind settlers of their homeland, but were later introduced in greater numbers to control garden pests such as slugs, snails and grass grubs.
text: So, hedgehogs were brought to New Zealand and for the past 100 years, we've gone along with the idea that the hedgehog is a kind of garden helper, munching up garden bugs that would otherwise be eating our fruit, vegetables and plants.
text: Their main habitat is in Europe, Africa and Asia (southeastern part of Asia mostly), and they were additionally brought to New Zealand in the 19th century.
text: Also, as is typical for parasites and hosts, I understand that there is a hedgehog flea, and further that when hedgehogs were brought to New Zealand, they were brought without fleas.