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Due to the human destruction of its traditional habitats, the dormouse is in decline.  

Due to the human destruction of its traditional habitats, the dormouse is in decline.  

Dormice have also been considered as something of a delicacy since [[Roman]] times. Dormice were prized as a foodstuff in ancient Rome, either as a savoury appetizer or as a dessert (dipped in honey and poppy seeds). The Romans had a special kind of terracotta jar known as a "gliraria" used to rear dormice for the table <ref>http://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/wildfacts/factfiles/269.shtml</ref>.

Dormice have also been considered as something of a delicacy since [[Roman]] times. Dormice were prized as a foodstuff in ancient Rome, either as a savoury appetizer or as a dessert (dipped in honey and poppy seeds). The Romans had a special kind of terracotta jar known as a "gliraria" used to rear dormice for the table.<ref>http://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/wildfacts/factfiles/269.shtml</ref>

===Notes and References===

==Notes and References==

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