Courtesy of Danielle Langloism, Wikipedia CCLOregon’s Mountain Goats On The Move
BEND, Ore. — Oregon’s once nearly extinct mountain goat population now ranges from the northeast corner of the state in the Elkhorn Mountains to several hundred miles away in central Oregon.
Most of the region’s estimated 800 mountain goats roam the crags of the Elkhorns but more are being seen around Bend and north of the Elkhorns into Washington State, KBOI2.com reported.
Biologists recently captured a 2-year-old goat east of Bend, attached a radio collar and released him back into the wild to trace his wanderings.
“This male is dispersing, and that is what Rocky Mountain goats do, looking for new habitat and for other goats,” said biologist Steve George. “Goats tend to stay put in the winter, but we expect this one to continue moving once it gets warmer.”
