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    Details of this species in South Caicos
    Status: Alien
    Invasiveness: Invasive
    Occurrence: Reported
    Source: Gerber, 1995 in Varnham, 2006
    Arrival Date:
    Introduction:
    Species Notes for this Location:
    A 1995 report mentions Grand Turk, Salt Cay, South Caicos, East Caicos, Hog Cay and Bay Cay as being 'particularly inundated' with free ranging or feral cattle (Gerber, 1995 in Varnham, 2006).
    Management Notes for this Location:
    The 1995 report recommends preventing the introduction of feral animals to more islands, removing them from uninhabited islands, controlling feral animals and restricting the movement of livestock on inhabited islands, and educating the public on the destruction caused by non-natives (Gerber, 1995 in Varnham, 2006).
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    Last Modified: 17/06/2008 9:31:05 a.m.
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