Airlifting the mountain goats
NATIONAL PARK SERVICE
Hundreds of mountain goats from Washington State’s Olympic National Park are being relocated to other forests, reports the Associated Press. Park officials approved the years-long plan in June as a result of which approximately 375 goats in total will be airlifted by helicopters and transported by trucks to the North Cascades mountains. Following decades of efforts to control the non-native population, specialized crews are using tranquilizers and nets to capture the goats and get them on their journey to the Cascades, their natural habitat.
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