The influence of visitors on mountain goat activities in Glacier National Park, Montana
Pedevillano C and Wright RG. 1987. The influence of visitors on mountain goat activities in Glacier National Park, Montana. Biological Conservation. 39(1):1-11
Information on human/wildlife interactions and wildlife viewing habits is essential to park management. To help fulfill this need, mountain goat behavior and use of specially constructed highway underpasses and an adjacent mineral lick were monitored simultaneously with visitor activities at an observation area in Glacier National Park, Montana. The authors found that, although the site was very popular with park visitors, this did not appear to have an adverse effect on mountain goat use of the mineral lick. Traffic on the highway and visitors standing above the underpasses did, however, influence behavior of mountain goats crossing the highway, causing run backs, hesitation, and visual alarm responses.
- Type
- Journal Article
- Authors
- Pedevillano, Catherine; Wright, R
- Units
- CRCO , GLAC
- Keywords
- Animal Behavior, Animal Studies, Human-Animal Encounters, Management, mineral licks, Mountain Goat (Oreamnos americanus), underpass (for animals)