Common name
Dogs
Territories
Establishment status
Establishment status detail
Dogs are kept in the village and used to herd sheep on the mountain; formerly a few feral dogs roamed on Inaccessible, killing many birds, including penguins; feral dogs also roamed on Tristan following the 1961 evacuation. Sheep dogs
References
Ryan, P. (ed.) (2007). Field Guide to the Animals and Plants of Tristan da Cunha and Gough Island. Pisces Publications, Newbury. 162 pp; Pagad S, Wong L J (2020). Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species – Tristan da Cunha, Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha. Version 1.1. Invasive Species Specialist Group ISSG. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/30wm6u accessed via GBIF.org on 2021-11-30.; personal communication on establishment status from RSPB