▁destroy ing ▁trees .’ ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 8 , ▁an ▁early ▁attempt ▁to ▁er ad icate ▁go ats ▁from ▁Lady ▁Mus gra ve ▁Island ▁was ▁made ▁and ▁a ▁N P ▁R anger ▁reported ▁that ▁all ▁go ats ▁on ▁that ▁island ▁were ▁removed ▁and ▁destroyed , ▁although ▁go ats ▁were ▁subsequently ▁re - int rodu ced . ▁ ▁Further ▁damage ▁was ▁documented ▁at ▁Lady ▁Mus gra ve ▁Island ▁during ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 0 s , ▁including ▁others ▁impact ▁besides ▁the ▁destruction ▁of ▁veget ation . ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 4 , ▁although ▁the ▁go at ▁population ▁had ▁decl ined ▁to ▁around ▁ 1 8   anim als , ▁many ▁t icks ▁were ▁found ▁at ▁the ▁island . ▁ ▁While ▁still ▁uns atisf actory ▁because ▁of ▁the ▁destruction ▁of ▁veget ation ▁it ▁was ▁still ▁an ▁improvement ▁since ▁the ▁almost ▁complete ▁destruction ▁of ▁the ▁veget ation , ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 7 , ▁by ▁around ▁ 2 0 0 – 3 0 0 ▁go ats . ▁ ▁One ▁reason ▁why ▁the ▁er adic ation ▁of ▁go ats ▁was ▁difficult ▁to ▁accomplish ▁was ▁the ▁deliber ate ▁transfer ▁of ▁some ▁animals ▁between ▁islands , ▁as ▁Jul ie ▁Bo oth , ▁a ▁natural ist ▁resident ▁on ▁Fair f ax ▁Island , ▁reported ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 9 . ▁She ▁stated : ▁‘ there ▁have ▁been ▁a ▁large ▁number ▁of ▁camp ers ▁at ▁Lady ▁Mus gra ve ▁who ▁visited ▁Fair f ax ▁[ ... ]. ▁[ They ] ▁brought ▁two ▁go ats ▁over