Southern Colorado looking to ban packgoats

[String&stick]

US Forest Service NEPA Projects Home

I proposed plan for national Forest land in southern Colorado would outright ban pack goats Forrest wide. While some may think this is ok in order to save Big Horn sheep, there a a few things to consider.

1. Goats have only been shown to transmit non lethal pathogens (in a caged experiement).
2. Goats have never been proven to transmit disease in a wild setting to big Horn sheepm
3. And my biggest gripe, they are proposing to still allow massive sheep grazing allotments!!! Sheep that have been proven time and time again to transmit lethal pathogens to Big Horns!

Anyway if you care either way the link above will take you to a comment page and you can navigate to the actual proposal as well!

 

[30338]

I think the sheep lobby is a bit stronger than the goat lobby. Follow the money.

 

[MtGomer]

Getting the gosh darned good for nothing range maggots out of the Weminuche should be top priority.
I’m not opposed to them taking a look at goats but get the domestic sheep out of the Wilderness.