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The long-isolated feral goats of the Channel Islands, including the San Clemente Island goat and the Santa Catalina Island goat are thought to be descendants of goats brought to the islands by Spanish missionaries and settlers; breeds such as la Blanca Celtiboras, la Castellana Extremenas, and later the more common dairy and meat goats of Spain, the Malaguenas and Murciana goats. [1]
Feral goats consist of many breeds of domestic goats, all of which stem from the wild goat (C. aegagrus). Although breeds can look different, they all share similar characteristics. Physically, both domestic and feral goats can be identified by their prominent straight horns (more prominent on male goats), rectangular pupils, and coarse hair.
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Cedar the goat was auctioned off in June 2022 at a Shasta County fair, but the family that owned the goat had second thoughts and offered to pay any losses to keep the pet from being slaughtered.
In June 2005, after many years of false starts, the Mexican government had almost completed a round-up and evacuation of the remaining feral goat population. In 2007, the feral goat extirpation program ended (10,000 feral goats were extirpated). [6] Guadalupe Island was designated a biosphere reserve on April 25, 2005. [6]