Mountain goats in Olympic National Park have developed a taste for human urine, causing problems for the park’s visitors. Hikers appear to be attracting goats by , creating what park officials call “long, linear salt licks,” and drawing goats from miles away. The animals don’t normally wander near humans, but they can be deadly when agitated. A 370-pound male a man hiking in Olympic last October. On Monday, park officials released a multi-part plan to keep goats and people separated, including restrictions on trail use and a recommendation that hikers pee at least 200 yards from any trail. They’ll also be harassing goats with air horns and rubber pellet guns to “re-instill a pattern of avoidance of humans by goats.” So far this year, there have been no goat-human conflicts, although a man reported being stalked by a large goat in June.
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