MISSOULA, Mont. (AP) - A mountain lion has killed eight goats on a Montana ranch in three separate attacks this month.
Three were killed this past weekend at the ranch northwest of Missoula.
Rancher Eugene Gisselbeck tells the Missoulian (https://bit.ly/2uyP8QN ) that he’s lost a yearling goat and seven newborn goats. The Gisselbeck’s have been raising goats since 1968 and have lost goats to lions before.
The latest killings occurred despite a large trap being set up last week by a U.S. Department of Agriculture trapper.
Jamie Jonkel of Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks says Missoula and its outlying areas have about 25 mountain lions at any given time.
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This story has been corrected to eight goats killed instead to seven.
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Information from: Missoulian, https://www.missoulian.com
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