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Feral goats are an invasive animal species in Australia. First arriving in the 18th century with European settlers, feral goat populations originated from escaped domestic individuals. Today, feral goats are found across Australia, where they cause economic and environmental damage through overgrazing and competition with livestock and native marsupials.

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Feral goats in Australia

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Feral goats are an invasive animal species in Australia. First arriving in the 18th century with European settlers, feral goat populations originated from...

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Feral goat

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domesticated goats/feral goats lie around 100–120 pounds (45–55 kg), with heavier goats tending to be wild goats. The feral goat is seen in Australia, New Zealand...

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Feral

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competition between feral horses and cattle in the western United States. Another example is of goats competing with cattle in Australia, or goats that degrade...

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Judas goat

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Judas goats were used on the island to locate the remaining feral goats. 263 goats were killed. Project Isabela was a goat extermination initiative in the...

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Feral pig

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found mostly in the Americas and Australia. Razorback and wild hog are Americanisms applied to feral pigs or boar–pig hybrids. A feral pig is a domestic...

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Hunting in Australia

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560,586 in 2012. The most commonly hunted animals by recreational hunters are rabbits, foxes, ducks, feral pigs, feral cats and feral goats. Hunting...

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Invasive species in Australia

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people to manage even large feral animals like camels, horses, donkeys and water buffalos. Invasive fungi and bacteria in Australia affect many native plants...

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Australian feral camel

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The feral camels in Australia are also known to be aggressive when they encounter herds of domestic livestock (such as cattle and sheep/goats); they...

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Goat

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occurred in Iran at 10,000 calibrated calendar years ago. Goats have been used for milk, meat, fur, and skins across much of the world. Milk from goats is often...

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Australian Cashmere goat

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The Australian Cashmere goat is a breed of Cashmere domestic goats originating in Australia. Whilst retaining the fertility and hardiness of the bush...

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Dingo

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competition in check. Wild dogs hunt feral livestock such as goats and pigs, as well as native prey and introduced animals. The low number of feral goats in Northern...

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Dodonaea microzyga

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habitat degradation. New South Wales has the largest population of feral goats in Australia, preferring the semi-arid rocky rangeland habitats shared with...

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Feral child

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A feral child (also called wild child) is a young individual who has lived isolated from human contact from a very young age, with little or no experience...

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Cat predation on wildlife

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behavior of both feral and owned house cats to hunt small prey, including wildlife. Some people view this as a desirable phenomenon, such as in the case of...

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Australian Kelpie

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comes in a variety of colours. The Kelpie has been exported throughout the world and is used to muster livestock, primarily sheep, cattle and goats. The...

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List of invasive species in Australia

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(Feral camel) Canis lupus familiaris (Wild dogs) Capra hircus (Feral goat) Cervus elaphus (Red deer) Equus asinus (Feral donkey) Equus caballus (Feral...

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Outback

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the early Afghan drivers. Feral horses known as 'brumbies' are station horses that have run wild. Feral pigs, foxes, cats, goats and rabbits and other imported...

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Motane Nature Reserve

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of which, on Moho Tani, has been destroyed by over-grazing by feral sheep, pigs and goats. Terihi and the smaller rocks are home to large seabird rookeries...

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List of placental mammals introduced to Australia

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deer, Rusa unicolor Goat, Capra hircus Banteng, Bos javanicus Water buffalo, Bubalus bubalis Dromedary, Camelus dromedarius Feral pig, Sus domesticus...

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Water buffalo

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their milk is richer in fat and protein than that of dairy cattle. A large feral population became established in northern Australia in the late 19th century...

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List of introduced mammal species

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exists) Feral sheep successfully introduced to USA, New Zealand, Tibet, and Oceania Feral goat/Wild goat successfully introduced to Australia, New Zealand...

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Donkey

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needed] Feral donkeys can also cause problems, notably in environments that have evolved free of any form of equid, such as Hawaii. In Australia, where...

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Vermin

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danger to the environment. Examples of vermin include goats on the Galápagos Islands, rabbits in Australia or cats on Prince Edward Islands. Rats, mice, and...

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