Almost all of the 300 mountain goats moved from Olympics to the Cascades have died
Starting in 2018, state and federal officials began moving more than 300 mountain goats from the Olympic Peninsula to the North Cascades.
It was a joint project with local tribes, the Olympic National Park, Washington Fish and Wildlife, and the U.S. Forest Service.
Now, more than five years later, reporting from the Everett Herald indicates the project has had mixed success. Hundreds of goats were successfully moved from the park, but it appears that almost all of them have since died.
It's part of a larger trend of mountain goat declines across the state.
Listen to Soundside’s full conversation with the Everett Herald's Ta'Leah Van Sistine by clicking the play icon at the top of this story.
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