New World

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But in doing so he has reopened a fierce debate over the colonisation of the New World.

From BBC • Mar. 17, 2026

The spread of New World screwworm in Mexico and the slow pace of herd rebuilding add uncertainty to future beef supply and prices.

From Barron's • Mar. 5, 2026

Nonnative livestock — not just horses and cows but also donkeys, pigs and sheep — thrived in the vast grasslands, plains and deserts of the New World.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 23, 2026

When the New World screwworm last spread across the United States, it caused widespread damage to livestock and took decades to eliminate.

From Science Daily • Dec. 17, 2025

For the New World as a whole, the Indian population decline in the century or two following Columbus’s arrival is estimated to have been as large as 95 percent.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond