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Vanishing goats? Not on the watch of the Kitasoo Xai’xais Nation!

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 Kitasoo Xai’xais Nation (KXN)  the Raincoast Conservation Foundation,  and the University of Victoria. Mountain Goat -  Oreamnos americanus Wildlife populations can too often decline before wildlife managers notice. Although counting animals is one of the most fundamental activities biologists do, it is also the most difficult. Newly published research by the Kitasoo Xai’xais Nation (KXN), the Raincoast Conservation Foundation, and the University of Victoria shows the importance of listening to those that have lived near wildlife for millennia. Their findings, published in the open-access peer-reviewed journal, Conservation Science and Practice , show that mountain goats in KXN territory and beyond in British Columbia are of conservation concern. First to detect the changes, the KXN will be the first to address them with conservation management. Photos by Connor Stefanison The first signs happened decades ago. KXN community members began to report a decline in sightings of goats once