That’s a lot of mountain goats – 90 to be exact. The aerial photo was taken in late July near Mount Baker by the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife.

There's been a recent rebound for a species that was decimated decades ago by hunting, the department’s Rich Harris told KUOW’s Emily Fox.

“Now that we hunt them only in certain locations and in a much more conservative way, we see them responding positively,” said Harris, a species manager with the agency’s wildlife program.

The goats still must contend with climate change, though Harris says it’s hard to pin specific problems in the species on that.

“We know that mountain goats are a cold-loving species. They don’t do well in hot weather, they try to get away from it,” he said.