Park Wants Volunteers For Goat Cull

The National Park Service is seeking qualified volunteers to help cull non-native mountain goats as part of Grand Teton National Park’s management plan aimed to protect a native and vulnerable population of Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep in the Teton Range. The use of qualified volunteers is a tool identified in the National Park Service’s 2019 Mountain Goat Management Plan based on requests from Wyoming Game and Fish Department. The small herd of native bighorn sheep is one of the most isolated herds in Wyoming, that has never been extirpated or augmented, and so is of high conservation value to the park, adjacent land and wildlife managers, and visitors.  Mountain goats are not native to Grand Teton National Park and compete for the resources on the sheep’s native range. Under the program, the volunteers do not get to keep the killed animals as trophies – that is to say, the federal government will get your goat. The qualified volunteer program will take place from September 14th through November 13th, weather permitting.  There will be eight operational periods and those interested must apply as a team with a minimum of two individuals and maximum of six individuals per team. Qualified volunteers interested in participating in the program may learn more and apply online at nps.gov/grte
 

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