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posted by martyb on Tuesday July 25 2017, @08:49PM   Printer-friendly
from the on-the-'horns'-of-a-dilemma dept.

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.


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  • (Score: 1) by Arik on Wednesday July 26 2017, @02:59AM (5 children)

    by Arik (4543) on Wednesday July 26 2017, @02:59AM (#544439) Journal
    You see that's how it's supposed to go, of course. But sometimes it goes wrong. The billy is short sighted and as often as not wanders off in the opposite direction to the lady goats. The first thing it finds of roughly the right shape and size, whether it's a car or a dog or your neighbors kid, IS the lady goat in his mind at this point.
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    If laughter is the best medicine, who are the best doctors?
  • (Score: 2) by bob_super on Wednesday July 26 2017, @07:05AM (2 children)

    by bob_super (1357) on Wednesday July 26 2017, @07:05AM (#544521)

    According to credible sources, you may recover after 108 years.

    • (Score: 1) by Arik on Wednesday July 26 2017, @06:31PM (1 child)

      by Arik (4543) on Wednesday July 26 2017, @06:31PM (#544779) Journal
      Recover from what?
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      If laughter is the best medicine, who are the best doctors?
      • (Score: 2) by bob_super on Wednesday July 26 2017, @06:46PM

        by bob_super (1357) on Wednesday July 26 2017, @06:46PM (#544795)

        A billy goat cursing you.
        It was only 71 years, but fans will recognize the 108 number easier.
        /Chicago jokes [wikipedia.org]

  • (Score: 2) by Grishnakh on Wednesday July 26 2017, @05:42PM (1 child)

    by Grishnakh (2831) on Wednesday July 26 2017, @05:42PM (#544757)

    The first thing it finds of roughly the right shape and size, whether it's a car or a dog or your neighbors kid, IS the lady goat in his mind at this point.

    I fail to see the problem here, or why any action is needed to change this. Let the dogs and the neighbor kids deal with this problem on their own. Those kids are a pain in the ass anyway, and the stupid dogs are constantly barking and disturbing the peace.

    • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday July 26 2017, @06:29PM

      by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday July 26 2017, @06:29PM (#544778)

      Those kids are a pain in the ass anyway

      I see what you did there