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Metadata

Conservation Status

Extinct

Last Record

1992

Place of Breeding

Auckland Island, New Zealand

Extinction Reason

Eradication due to habitat conservation | Crossbreeding

References

Porter, V., & Mason, I. L. (2002). Mason’s World Dictionary of Livestock Breeds, Types and Varieties (5th ed.). Wallingford, Oxfordshire, UK: CABI Publishing.

Porter, V., Alderson, L., Hall, S. J. G., & Sponenberg, D. P. (2016). Mason’s World Encyclopedia of Livestock Breeds and Breeding: 2 Volume Pack (1st ed.). Wallingford, Oxfordshire, UK: CABI.

Sherley , G. H. (1988). THE FERAL GOATS OF AUCKAND ISLANDS NATIONAL RESERVE: SOME OBSERVATIONS FROM A FIELD TRIP IN JANUARY 1987 , 1–16. https://www.doc.govt.nz/globalassets/documents/science-and-technical/sr3.pdf

Trotter, M., & McCulloch, B. (n.d.). Auckland Island Goats. New Zealand Rare Breeds. https://www.rarebreeds.co.nz/auckgoats.html

Trotter, M., & Willis, M. (2022). Introduction, rescue, and subsequent history of Auckland Islands Livestock. New Zealand Journal of Ecology, 46(3), 1–17. https://doi.org/10.20417/nzjecol.46.3487