Species & Ecosystem Science

	Lead Scientist: Cliff Rice Ecoregions: Northwest Coast, North Cascades, West Cascades, East Cascades, Okanogan Ecological Systems: North Pacific Maritime Mesic Subalpine Parkland, North Pacific Montane Massive Bedrock Cliff and Talus, Northern Rocky Mountain Subalpine Woodland and Parkland, North Pacific Alpine and Subalpine Bedrock and Scree
	Washington Mountain Goat Population Estimates by Zone
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Mountain Goat Ecology

Status

Project Description

By applying our sightability model to surveys conducted around the state, and adding approximate estimates of mountain goat populations for areas we do not survey, we developed an estimate of the total number of mountain goats in the Washington. The total mountain goat population summary.estimate is 2,815, but due to the uncertainty in the sightability estimation and in guessing about areas not surveyed, this may be as low as 2,401 or as high as 3,184. About 25% of these occur in National Parks (Mt. Rainier, North Cascades, and Olympic).

Publications

• Status of Mountain Goats in Washington