Are Mountain Goats a Potential Source of Disease in Oure Native Herds?

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Mountain goats are in the family bovene. There's no indication they're causing any resource damage and in any of the areas that i manage. So it's is great having healthy populations here. And in the future, we could potentially use these herds to help restore native herds where they're struggling.

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