Feral Animals

Connected Sites: 9

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

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Connected Sites

Greater Blue Mountains
Inscribed: 2000
3.16
270
15
Dingo
Komodo National Park
Inscribed: 1991
3.78
112
7
'Feral Animals Form Important Prey Species For The Komodo Monitor' (Ab Evaluation)
St. Kilda
St. Kilda
United Kingdom
Inscribed: 1986
3.50
30
4
Boreray
See En.Wikipedia.Org
Grand Canyon
Grand Canyon
United States of America
Inscribed: 1979
4.40
523
21
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
Uluru
Australia
Inscribed: 1987
4.40
179
6
Particularly Camels
See Www.Environment.Gov.Au
Los Alerces National Park
Inscribed: 2017
3.68
28
4
Minks From The Nearby Fur Farm At Cholila
Donana National Park
Inscribed: 1994
2.84
129
7
Marismeño
See Www.Globetrotting.Com.Au
Amami-Oshima Island
Inscribed: 2021
2.86
34
5
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
Inscribed: 1978
4.62
141
9
"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