Kodiak Archipelago · AK
Chirikof Island
An island left to 700 feral cattle.
- Sighted
- 1741
- Cattle arrive
- 1887
Then
- 1741
Bering's crew sights the island on St. Stephen's Day.
- 1794
Vancouver renames it for Alexei Chirikov.
- 1887
Cattle are brought in. A cattle company runs from 1925 to 1950.
- 1980
The island joins the Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge.
Now
No people live here, only a herd of perhaps 700 to 800 feral cattle.