Michigan Technological University

Goats are the GOAT at Invasive Species Remediation

Goats are a nontoxic, easily transportable tool for removing invasive species like glossy buckthorn. × Goats may very well be the greatest of all time—GOATs, literally and figuratively!—when it comes ...
Santa Barbara Independent

Goats and Sheep now Graze at Elings Park to Provide Eco-Friendly Fire Prevention, Invasive Plant Removal, Fertilizer, and to Aid Return of California Natives

Press releases are posted on Independent.com as a free community service. (Santa Barbara, CA, April 25, 2024) Two different flocks of fuzzy four-legged grazers can be seen in Elings Park in coming ...
WFAE

Olympic National Park Targeting Mountain Goats For Removal

The mountain goats at Olympic National Park in Washington have worn out their their welcome and park officials are moving ahead with plans to get rid of them. On Monday the National Park Service ...
Traverse City Record-Eagle

Conservation is the GOAT: Kids shepherd in a less-invasive era

TRAVERSE CITY — Goats are earning new respect for their role in sustainable local land management. GoatWork’s rent-a-goat program kicks off the summer with 14 Alpine goats who make a picnic of ...
The Star Press

Red-Tail Land Conservancy: Goats, a novel approach for stomaching invasives

Invasive species are a major threat to native species, as they can outcompete them for resources and disrupt ecosystems. Goats are effective at controlling invasive species because they are browsers ...
Billings Gazette

Grand Teton plan seeks removal of mountain goats to protect native bighorn sheep

MOOSE, Wyo. — The National Park Service is encouraging public comment on a proposal to remove nonnative mountain goats from Grand Teton National Park and John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Memorial Parkway. The ...