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Goat drowns in Alaska trying to get away from crowd snapping its picture Goat drowns in Alaska trying to escape from crowd snapping its picture
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A mountain goat in Alaska jumped into the ocean to get away from crowds snapping its picture, and the animal drowned when it couldn’t get back to land because of the crush of people on shore, troopers said.A mountain goat in Alaska jumped into the ocean to get away from crowds snapping its picture, and the animal drowned when it couldn’t get back to land because of the crush of people on shore, troopers said.
Alaska state troopers said it was imperative to give animals adequate space. That didn’t happen on Saturday in downtown Seward, and troopers said in an online post that it “resulted in a wild animal dying for no cause”.Alaska state troopers said it was imperative to give animals adequate space. That didn’t happen on Saturday in downtown Seward, and troopers said in an online post that it “resulted in a wild animal dying for no cause”.
It comes amid a series of incidents of people getting too close to wildlife, including tourists in Yellowstone national park, who picked up a bison calf they thought was abandoned. It had to be euthanized.It comes amid a series of incidents of people getting too close to wildlife, including tourists in Yellowstone national park, who picked up a bison calf they thought was abandoned. It had to be euthanized.
In Alaska, troopers got a call about people harassing the goat and another about a large group following it on to the breakwater rocks.In Alaska, troopers got a call about people harassing the goat and another about a large group following it on to the breakwater rocks.