Feral goats on Guadalupe Island severely damaged native vegetation for generations. Researchers fenced areas, revealing new tree growth when goats were excluded. A large-scale goat removal program successfully eradicated the population by 2007. Native plants and thousands of new seedlings began returning after the goats were gone. Active restoration efforts continue to rebuild the island’s severely reduced plant communities.
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