http://nwpr.org en http://nwpr.org/post/rangers-say-hazing-aggressive-mountain-goats-working Forest and park rangers on Washington's Olympic Peninsula say they've reduced the risk from aggressive mountain goats. They did it by hazing the animals for much of the summer. Olympic National Forest reopened a popular hiking trail Monday. Correspondent Tom Banse has the story from Mount Ellinor, near Hoodsport, Washington. <p> For the past three months, the steep trail up Mount Ellinor has been closed. The reason for that is that multiple hiking parties reported feeling threatened by insistent mountain goats. <p> One of the few people allowed to go past the closure signs was U.S. Tue, 02 Oct 2012 13:49:32 +0000 Tom Banse 16109 at http://nwpr.org Rangers Say Hazing Of Aggressive Mountain Goats Is Working http://nwpr.org/post/trail-closed-due-aggressive-mountain-goats <p>It will be at least two weeks before a popular hiking trail in Olympic National Forest re-opens to the public. The Mount Ellinor Trail was closed this week due to reports of aggressive mountain goats. Fri, 06 Jul 2012 12:51:36 +0000 Sara Lerner 11198 at http://nwpr.org