Highland cattle are a Scottish breed of rustic cattle, and are native to the Scottish Highlands and the Outer Hebrides islands.
Highland cattle were first imported to Canada in the 1880s, and are now widely raised across the country, especially in Ontario, Quebec, and Alberta.
The first highland cattle in the United States were imported in the late 1890s, and are now found in almost every state, with the largest numbers in the Rocky Mountain region, the Midwest, and New England.
Highland cattle were introduced to Australia in the 1860s, and are mainly concentrated in the cooler and wetter regions of Victoria, Tasmania, and New South Wales.
Highland cattle were first imported to New Zealand in the 1920s, and are now widely distributed throughout the country, particularly in the North Island.