The State - News from July 9, 1985

The number of wild goats captured on San Clemente Island since Friday passed the 100 mark, and the head of the animal rights group conducting the rescue said he was encouraged by the progress. Cleveland Amory, of the Fund for Animals, said 500 to 600 goats remained on the Navy-owned island as of last week, after his teams removed 870 earlier this year, “and we still have almost two weeks (through July 26) to go for them.” This is the first time the Navy has permitted the capture team to operate in the shore bombardment zone of the island. Originally, the Navy had planned to shoot the goats because, biologists said, the animals were destroying several types of endangered plant and animal life.