Feral Goat

Order Artiodactyla; Family Bovidae; Scientific name: Capra hircus; Common name: Feral Goat; Alternative common name: Goat - Distribution in Australia: widely distributed in mainland states and Tasmania, present also on some offshore islands - Note: this is an introduced pest species in Australia; it has been introduced deliberately as a farm animal with released and escaped goats giving rise to the current feral population of several million animals.