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Wildlife Reports
December
23, 2008
Region
5 Wildlife Areas
Klickitat Wildlife Area Snow: Manager VanLeuven has been shoveling/plowing
about 2 feet of snow at the KWA headquarters to keep it open for public access.
Game
Management Division
Mountain Goats: Biologist Anderson reports that the mountain goat that
swam the Columbia River from Oregon in 2006 is now on Mt Adams in the south
Cascades. This goat has taken a fascinating adventure as it was first reported
by ODFW on Sept. 28, 2006 when it was on the west side of the John Day River.
It turned out to be a yearling male and was suspected to have originated from
the Elkhorn Mountains near Baker City; a distance of around 120 miles.
The goat eventually moved to the Deschutes River country where it spent approximately one year. ODFW biologists Keith Kohl placed a radio collar on the animal in December of 2006 and the goat eventually swam the Columbia River and was located in Klickitat County, Washington on Nov 2, 2007.
Over the past year the goat has spent the majority of its time in the lower Klickitat River drainage eventually moving into the White Salmon drainage early this fall. On December 11th the mountain goat was found with 7 other goats on the east side of Mt Adams. This wayward goat took a long journey, crossing the Columbia River from Oregon and making its way into the south Cascades. We thank Keith Kole of ODFW for keeping us updated on the telemetry locations of this goat.
Additional Mt. St. Helens Mudflow Winter Elk Count: Biologist Prince and District Biologist Miller attempted to conduct an additional count of elk on the mudflow to monitor elk use of the Wildlife Area given the winter storm. Unfortunately, the valley floor was obscured by fog. After several hours the fog became worse and a complete survey was not possible. The next winter monthly count will be attempted next week dependent on weather conditions.
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