MOUNTAIN GOAT, Oreamnos americanus 



Range. — Mountains of western North Amei"ica, 

 south to Oregon and central Idaho. 



Habitat. — 'Cliffs and rocky slopes, usually above 

 timberline in summer, but in winter occasionally 

 down to sea level in timber. 



Races in AJaksa. — The race hennedyi (type lo- 

 cality : mountains at mouth of Copper Eiver. op- 

 posite Kayak Island) ranges in the coastal moun- 

 tains from the Kenai Peninsula to the Chugach 

 and Talkeetna Mountains; the race cohtwbiae has 

 been reconled on the mainland of southeastern 

 Alaska from Boca de Quadra and near the Taku 

 Kiver. 



Introduction-s. — Goats from the vicinity of 

 Juneau were introduced on Baranof Island in 

 1923, and became established there. Others were 

 introduced on Chichagof Island, but it was not 

 known by 1954 if they had become established. 

 Still others were introduced on Kodiak Island 

 abo\it 1952; they have survived to the present but 

 are not numerous. 



