In British English I think it would be “the polecat is recovering in numbers..” or “the pheasant is an introduced species”.
The polecat example would be OK in British English, but it would definitely be wrong to mix plural (pheasants are) and singular (an) in the same phrase. Brenda On 20 May 2014, at 21:21, Lorelei Halley <lhal...@bytemeusa.com> wrote: > Although in current American English practice I > think most biologists would say "polecats are recovering in numbers under > protected status", or "pheasants are an introduced species". Brenda in Allhallows paternos...@appleshack.com www.brendapaternoster.co.uk - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
