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Amsterdam Island Cattle shortly before eradication in 2010
Amsterdam Island

Amsterdam Island cattle were a rare feral breed of cattle (Bos taurus) that were introduced in 1871 and existed in isolation on Amsterdam Island, a small French territory in the southern Indian Ocean. The population was eradicated in 2010 in the course of an environmental restoration program.

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Amsterdam Island cattle

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Amsterdam Island cattle were a rare feral breed of cattle (Bos taurus) that were introduced in 1871 and existed in isolation on Amsterdam Island, a small...

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List of cattle breeds

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breeds of cattle are recognized worldwide, some of which adapted to the local climate, others which were bred by humans for specialized uses. Cattle breeds...

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Cattle

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cattle are those that have been allowed to go wild. Populations exist in many parts of the world, sometimes on small islands. Some, such as Amsterdam...

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Amsterdam albatross

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The Amsterdam albatross or Amsterdam Island albatross, (Diomedea amsterdamensis), is a large albatross which breeds only on Amsterdam Island in the southern...

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Fort Amsterdam

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Fort Amsterdam was a fortification on the southern tip of Manhattan Island at the confluence of the Hudson and East rivers. The fort and the island were...

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Tongatapu

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sail from Batavia on 14 August 1642. Tasman named the island "t’ Eijlandt Amsterdam" (Amsterdam Island), because of its abundance of supplies. This name is...

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Peach War

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a one-day occupation of New Amsterdam on September 15, 1655, by several hundred Munsee, followed by raids on Staten Island and Pavonia. 40 colonists were...

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Sumbawa

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grasslands are used to breed horses and cattle, as well as to hunt deer. Sumbawa has an area (including minor offshore islands) of 15,323.77 square kilometres...

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Greenland

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two autonomous territories within the Kingdom, the other being the Faroe Islands; the citizens of both territories are full citizens of Denmark. As Greenland...

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Coney Island

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from using Guisbert's Island and built a salt-works on the land, provoking outrage among Gravesend livestock herders. New Amsterdam was transferred to the...

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Introduced mammals on seabird breeding islands

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seabirds on South African islands. Journal of Ecology 51:275-294. Micol, T. and P. Jouventin. 1995. Restoration of Amsterdam Island, south Indian-Ocean, following...

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Phylica arborea

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various isolated islands, including the Tristan da Cunha group and Gough Island, in the South Atlantic Ocean, as well as Amsterdam Island in the southern...

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Botfly

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types of dewormers, including dichlorvos, ivermectin, and trichlorfon. In cattle, the lesions caused by these flies can become infected by Mannheimia granulomatis...

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Falkland Islands

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from the World's Cold Water Islands. Amsterdam: Elsevier. ISBN 978-0-08-044656-1. Sainato, Vincenzo (2010). "Falkland Islands". In Graeme Newman; Janet...

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Wouter van Twiller

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of the Dutch West India company in Amsterdam for nearly five years. Rensselaer entrusted him with shipping cattle to the Manor of Rensselaerswyck, his...

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Canada

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of the Plains Bison in western Canada and the introduction of European cattle farms and wheat fields dominating the land. The Indigenous peoples saw widespread...

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Norse settlements in Greenland

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for "Greenlanders") were Norsemen that came from Iceland to settle on the Island of Greenland in the years following 986. The Grænlendingar were the first...

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Bonaire

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Spaniards thought that Bonaire could be used as a cattle plantation worked by natives. The cattle were raised for hides rather than meat. The Spanish...

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Cruquiuseiland

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Cruquius Island) is a suburb the Eastern Docklands in the Zeeburg district of Amsterdam. The majority of the area is the man-made Cruquius Island itself...

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Aruba

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brought by the Dutch, later became wild on the island. Aruba essentially became a Spanish ranch, with cattle roaming freely in search of food. Despite more...

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Governors Island

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sheep, cattle, and horses. The British started calling Nutten Island "Governor's Island" (with an apostrophe) in 1698 and reserved the island for the...

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