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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Mike Koshmrl

Wanted: The Teton Range’s few remaining mountain goats

Grand Tetons Mountain Goats - (ASSOCIATED PRESS)

Every now and then, a hiker, climber or biologist lays eyes on a mountain goat in the nooks and crannies of the mighty Teton Range.

There’s a good likelihood that the unwanted, nonnative animal doesn’t survive long after the authorities pinpoint its presence. That’s because the National Park Service is now removing all mountain goats that survived an intensive three-year effort to rid the Tetons of the species.

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