File:Geronimo (alpaca).jpg

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Description	Picture of Geronimo on the farm in Wickwar. After Geronimo tested positive for bovine tuberculosis (bTB), a highly-publicised controversy erupted surrounding his fate and the British government's policy of euthanising any animal that tested positive for bTB. After a number of court battles, Geronimo was ultimately euthanised.
Author or copyright owner	Helen Macdonald
Source (WP:NFCC#4)	posted at Twitter
Date of publication	6 July 2021
Use in article (WP:NFCC#7)	Geronimo (alpaca)
Purpose of use in article (WP:NFCC#8)	for visual identification of the animal in question, at the top of their biographical article
Not replaceable with free media because (WP:NFCC#1)	The alpaca has been killed, so there is no way to obtain a replacement. I have searched for a CC alternative.
Minimal use (WP:NFCC#3)	The photo is being used for informational purposes only. It will only be used on one article in the infobox.
Respect for commercial opportunities (WP:NFCC#2)	It has no commercial value. The image is almost certainly regarded as released by the author. She wanted to people to know about Geronimo and share it as widely as possible.
Other information	The subject of the photograph has been deceased since: 31 August 2021
Fair useFair use of copyrighted material in the context of Geronimo (alpaca)//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Geronimo_(alpaca).jpgtrue

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	Date/Time	Thumbnail	Dimensions	User	Comment
current	00:02, 1 September 2021		283 × 352 (101 KB)	DatBot (talk \| contribs)	Reduce size of non-free image (BOT - disable)
	13:59, 31 August 2021	No thumbnail	737 × 915 (235 KB)	Cwmcafit (talk \| contribs)	Uploading a non-free historic portrait using File Upload Wizard

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Geronimo (alpaca)