Grand Teton National Park is continuing its multi-year program to eradicate non-native mountain goats as part of a management plan aimed to conserve a native and vulnerable population of Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep in the Teton Range.
The program includes a qualified volunteer culling program set for this fall from September 22nd until October 25th. The use of qualified volunteers is a tool identified in the National Park Service’s 2019 Mountain Goat Management Plan.
There is widespread interest among local, state, and national stakeholders in conserving the Teton Range bighorn sheep herd. The National Park Service is working on this project in cooperation with federal and state partners including the Wyoming Game and Fish Department, and with guidance identified in the 2019 John D. Dingell, Jr. Conservation, Management, and Recreation Act.
A park culling program took place in the fall of 2020 with 108 qualified volunteers successfully and safely removing 43 non-native mountain goats. The Park will not be accepting new applicants for the volunteer program this year.
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