According to information provided at last week’s goat presentation by Alaska Department of Fish and Game:
-43 percent of mountain goats die from avalanches. 10 percent die from wolf predation and 3 percent die from bear predation. The causes of 43 percent of goat deaths are unknown to researchers.
-If a population declines or goes extinct in a local geographical region, it’s not likely to be saved by goats from other areas. Besides goats in…
