Aleutian wild cattle

Aleutian wild cattle are feral wild cattle found on the Alaskan Aleutian islands. Several attempts have been made to round up these cattle for ranching.^[1][2] From 1985 to 1986, the cattle on the Shumagin Islands were eliminated by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service,^[3][4] but they still remain on Umnak Island and Chirikof Island.^[2][5] As of 2023^[update], there were approximately 2,000 cattle on the island.^[6] Their origins are not known; genetic testing shows them to be genetically distinct from common American commercial breeds, though related to Highland cattle.^[7][8]