Aggressive efforts to hunt the Teton Rangeâs nonnative mountain goat population out of existence are having the desired effect: As few as 29 animals remain. That count of the sure-footed, white-coated animals was the result of a two-day Wyoming Game and Fish Department aerial Teton Range survey that also found 90 native bighorn sheep, the species thatâs supposed to benefit from the goat eradication effort. âI was happy we counted 90 sheep,â Game and Fish Jackson Region wildlife biologist Aly Courtemanch said. âThat shows that the herd is hanging on, but I still have concerns about that bighorn sheep population.â All of the 29 exotic goats Courtemanch found were in Grand Teton National Park, and there were just four kids she was able to tally. The count suggests that the population of the exotic goats is definitely on the downswing, which is expected following two straight years of intensive hunting and volunteer culling both inside and outside of the park. The mid-winter 2020 survey, which was interrupted by weather, found evidence of 56 goats. In 2019, Game and Fishâs survey counted 88 goats.