VIDEO: Goats on Goat Island caught on camera
Thanks to Damion Whyte, who is an environmental officer at the Urban Development Corporation (UDC) and University of the West Indies researcher, a few of the feral herbivores were caught on camera recently.
As part of his job Whyte makes several trips to the Goat Islands on a regular basis gathering data to aid crucial decision-making processes.
The UDC along the other stakeholders is presently conducting an assessment of a five-year management plan to transform Great Goat Island into a wildlife sanctuary.
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However, to sustain such plan several animals like goats, coneys and mangooses would have to be removed in order to preserve and protect the flora and fauna there.
Based on the footage the goats look very healthy.
The debate continues Both the goats and iguanas are herbivores. The goats will eat most of the forest undergrowth, which affects forest health and also food for other native herbivores like the iguana. #Goatislands #baselinestudy pic.twitter.com/lGviBGWApA
— Damion (@bloodyrooster1) June 30, 2019
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