In 1793, Captain Vancouver gifted cattle to Hawaii’s king; decades later, feral herds tore through crops and altered native island ecosystems
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A 1793 cattle gift to Hawaii’s king was left to roam free. Decades later, the herds were damaging crops and forests, and vaqueros arrived to control them.
Description from Hindustan Times.
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In 1793, Captain Vancouver gifted cattle to Hawaii’s king; decades later, feral herds tore through crops and altered native island ecosystems
A 1793 cattle gift to Hawaii’s king was left to roam free. Decades later, the herds were damaging crops and forests, and vaqueros arrived to control them.
