On the trail of vanishing mountain goats

University of Victoria
Social Sciences
2022-03-11

Are mountain goats vanishing from the Great Bear Rainforest and beyond? New research suggests that coastal mountain goats of British Columbia are of concern from a conservation perspective.

“Historically, access to goats influenced the location of village sites and camps. Alarmingly, we don’t see goats in these locations anymore, a dramatic decline from several decades ago.”

Douglas Neasloss, Chief Councillor of the Kitasoo Xai’xais Nation (in a statement from the March 8 release by the KXN Stewardship Authority and two research partners)