In 2016, thanks to a survey conducted collaboratively by USGS, WDFW, and NPS, the total number of mountain goats in the Olympic Mountains is an estimated 623, with the uncertainty of the estimate ranging from 561 to 741 mountain goats. The survey took place in July 2016, when wildlife biologists from the National Park Service and Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife counted mountain goats from helicopters, looking for spots of white on ice free areas. This number also accounts for sampling uncertainty and the extremely real possibility that not all mountain goats in the Olympics were seen during these aerial surveys.
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