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Olympic National Park has released a mountain goat management plan:
The mountain goats at Olympic National Park in Washington have worn out their their welcome and park officials are moving ahead with plans to get rid of them. On Monday the National Park Service released a mountain goat management plan, laying out three methods of dealing with the population, which park officials say not only is damaging the environment but is dangerous to people.
One method is killing the animals with shotguns or high-powered rifles. The other is relocating them. And the last option is a combination of the two. That is the preferred plan but would likely take years, said Louise Johnson, the park's chief of resources management.
First helicopters would capture the goats in drop nets. Next a crew would tranquilize the animals, putting them in slings under the helicopter, which would carry them to a staging area. From there, they would be placed in trucks and driven hours to their natural habitat in the North Cascade Mountains. Some of the goats — roughly half — Johnson estimates, would have to be killed because crews wouldn't be able to access them in remote, rugged terrain.
There are an estimated 600 mountain goats in the park today and the population is growing by about 8 percent a year, Johnson said.
(Score: 3, Funny) by Arik on Wednesday July 26 2017, @01:26AM (2 children)
Sir, it's plainly apparent that you have never attempted to load a truck with either sort of critter.
If laughter is the best medicine, who are the best doctors?
(Score: 2) by lx on Wednesday July 26 2017, @01:58PM
Goats and wolves? You need a boat, and a cabbage.
(Score: 2) by Runaway1956 on Friday July 28 2017, @12:33AM
I will note that he didn't mention loading the truck. I figured he was going to use a truck to run over goats and wolves. That little task may prove to be harder than he thought.