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According to the article above, the National Park Service (NPS) has decided to exterminate wild mountain goats in the Teton-Yellowstone Parks because they (1) are non-native, (2) “compete” with bighorn and (3) might infect them with diseases.

NPS claims to follow the North American Model of Wildlife Conservation (the Model), which pledges to use science in all decisions, to give hunted animals a fair chance to escape, to never waste game, and to manage land and animals so that the public can use and enjoy them.

NPS’s actions violate these promises, and the results are devastating, as discussed in the remarks following the article.

There is a well-worn phrase in the modern lexicon of the west: Legal Access.

Videos

Picasso is a nearly 30-year-old pinto who still roams free in the Sand Wash Basin in northwestern Colorado.

A wonderful video from the Mule Deer Foundation.

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