Feral Animals

Connected Sites: 9

Remarkable cases of feral animals (domesticated animals which became wild again) living within the boundaries of WHS.

Connected Sites

Komodo National Park

Indonesia

Inscribed: 1991

3.78

112

'Feral Animals Form Important Prey Species For The Komodo Monitor' (Ab Evaluation)

St. Kilda

United Kingdom

Inscribed: 1986

3.50

Boreray
See En.Wikipedia.Org

Grand Canyon

United States of America

Inscribed: 1979

4.40

523

Home Of Both Wild ("Feral") Horses (Mustangs) And Burros (Donkeys). One Such Burro Became Famous In The Book/Movie "Brighty Of The Grand Canyon" En.Wikipedia.Org/Wiki/Brighty_Of_The_Grand_Canyon They Are Protected By The "Wild Free-Roaming Horses And Burros Act (1971) Except In Nps Where, As "Invasive" Non-Native Species, They Are Eradicated. In 1979 (The Year Of Its Inscription) Such Action In The Grand Canyon Led To A Celebrated Rescue By Animal Welfare Campaigners
See Www.Wildhorsepreservation.Org

Uluru

Australia

Inscribed: 1987

4.40

179

Particularly Camels
See Www.Environment.Gov.Au

Los Alerces National Park

Argentina

Inscribed: 2017

3.68

Minks From The Nearby Fur Farm At Cholila

Donana National Park

Spain

Inscribed: 1994

2.84

129

Marismeño
See Www.Globetrotting.Com.Au

Amami-Oshima Island

Japan

Inscribed: 2021

2.86

The Management Of The Nominated Property Is Contending With Many Invasive Alien Species As Well As Feral Cats And Several Measures Have Been Put In Place To Address The Issue. (Ab Ev)

Galapagos Islands

Ecuador

Inscribed: 1978

4.62

141

"Introduced Plants And Animals, Such As Feral Goats, Cats, And Cattle, Brought Accidentally Or Willingly To The Islands By Humans, Represent The Main Threat To Galápagos. Quick To Reproduce And With No Natural Predators, These Alien Species Decimated The Habitats Of Native Species."
See En.Wikipedia.Org