Do You Ever Use Drones to Count Mountain Goats?

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We wouldn't want the public t come upon a goat in a trap, nor would we want to catch her somebody's cawa. We certainly did notice during the pandemic, spikes in our real estate as folks learned this was an attractive place where they could have a lot of space and work on line. The remote working definitely increased interest in moving to places like bosmen for all these great outdoor amenities that we have. It just seems recreation's going up and up and upa it's great folks are getting out an enjoying their public lands and wild life resources. But there's ways that we cannot can do it sustainably.

Mountain goats are not goats. And there’s only one living species, Oreamnos americanus. WHAT?? Montana-based wildlife biologist and Oreamnologist Julie Cunningham counts mountain goats from helicopters, traps and tests them for science, and spends even her off days searching for them on mountaintops. We cover their population, sensual mating habits, the feel of their wool, pungent goatwhiff, tips for hikers and how these animals defy gravity scaling near-vertical cliffs. Oh also, why your favorite trail might be delicious.

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A donation was made to the Rocky Mountain Goat Alliance: GoatAlliance.org

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Sound editing by Jarrett Sleeper of MindJam Media

Transcripts by Emily White of The Wordary