Aleutian wild cattle

Breed of cattle

Aleutian wild cattle are feral wild cattle found on the Alaskan Aleutian islands. Several attempts have been made to round up these cattle for ranching.[1][2] From 1985 to 1986, the cattle on the Shumagin Islands were eliminated by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service,[3][4] but they still remain on Umnak Island and Chirikof Island.[2][5]

References

  1. ^ "New Cattle Ranch in Aleutians Will Round Up the Wild Herds". The New York Times. 1929-01-20. Retrieved 2008-07-05.
  2. ^ a b "Ranching the Aleutians". Alaska Business Monthly. 1999-04-01. Retrieved 2008-07-05.
  3. ^ "U.S. Will Resume Killing Cattle on 3 Aleutian Refuge Islands". Associated Press. 1985-09-15. Retrieved 2008-07-05.
  4. ^ "Native Corporation: Fish and Wildlife Service Not Welcome". Anchorage Daily News. 1986-10-31. Retrieved 2008-07-05.
  5. ^ "Alaska Isle a Corral for Feral Cattle Herd; U.S. Wants to Trade Cows for Birds". The Washington Post. 2005-10-23. Archived from the original on 2012-10-20. Retrieved 2008-07-05.

External links

  • http://www.ars.usda.gov/is/pr/2008/080909.htm
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North American heritage cattle breeds
Critical
  • Canadienne
  • Florida Cracker
  • Milking Devon / Shorthorn (unhybridized)
  • Randall / Randall Lineback
  • Texas Longhorn (unhybridized)
Threatened
  • Pineywoods
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Recovering
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Study
  • Chirikof Island
  • Raramuri Criollo
(Not threatened)
  • Chinampo
  • Corriente
as classified by The Livestock Conservancy on their Conservation Priority Lists (external link)


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