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The Best Way to Move Mountain Goats? Helicopters. | National Geographic


so the way we catch goats is we don’t

so the way we catch goats is we don’t tranquilize them at all they just what

tranquilize them at all they just what

tranquilize them at all they just what they do is they take a helicopter and

they do is they take a helicopter and

they do is they take a helicopter and they fly until they find a goat and they

they fly until they find a goat and they

they fly until they find a goat and they can have it in an area that’s relatively

can have it in an area that’s relatively

can have it in an area that’s relatively flat they can catch it and they shoot a

flat they can catch it and they shoot a

flat they can catch it and they shoot a net out of a neck gun which basically

net out of a neck gun which basically

net out of a neck gun which basically entangles the animal then they have

entangles the animal then they have

entangles the animal then they have what’s called a mother get out and

what’s called a mother get out and

what’s called a mother get out and immobilize the Emma

immobilize the Emma

immobilize the Emma they put hobbles on its legs so it can’t

they put hobbles on its legs so it can’t

they put hobbles on its legs so it can’t kick

kick

kick they’ll blindfold it so it can’t see

they’ll blindfold it so it can’t see

they’ll blindfold it so it can’t see then they’ll put the animal in a bag and

then they’ll put the animal in a bag and

then they’ll put the animal in a bag and swing it to meet the helicopters back to

swing it to meet the helicopters back to

swing it to meet the helicopters back to a staging area for process now the

a staging area for process now the

a staging area for process now the reason we net is that you know there’s

reason we net is that you know there’s

reason we net is that you know there’s different options that you can do want

different options that you can do want

different options that you can do want to try to trap them up in that high up

to try to trap them up in that high up

to try to trap them up in that high up country would be very difficult if we

country would be very difficult if we

country would be very difficult if we tranquilize them usually it takes at

tranquilize them usually it takes at

tranquilize them usually it takes at least five minutes before that dart work

least five minutes before that dart work

least five minutes before that dart work so they could really run anywhere off a

so they could really run anywhere off a

so they could really run anywhere off a cliff just get the spots where you don’t

cliff just get the spots where you don’t

cliff just get the spots where you don’t want it you do a physical examination

want it you do a physical examination

want it you do a physical examination and then come in you take some samples

and then come in you take some samples

and then come in you take some samples health surveillance and we know for

health surveillance and we know for

health surveillance and we know for injuries and they’ve died and you can

injuries and they’ve died and you can

injuries and they’ve died and you can treat them and we just assure that the

treat them and we just assure that the

treat them and we just assure that the animals are treated we’ll do some

animals are treated we’ll do some

animals are treated we’ll do some ultrasound measurements from it take

ultrasound measurements from it take

ultrasound measurements from it take some other various measurements on the

some other various measurements on the

some other various measurements on the ANA the radio collar on it

and then take it and put it into a box

and then take it and put it into a box where it will be transported to a

where it will be transported to a

where it will be transported to a different unit and then released as soon

different unit and then released as soon

different unit and then released as soon as possible

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