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LEADVILLE, Colo. – The Leadville Ranger District of the US Forest Service is recruiting some fluffy friends to help maintain its public trails.Llamas have joined the team, helping carry heavy equipment up and down the steep, mountain paths.“The llamas are a really helpful pack animal that just helps us go farther and faster into the wilderness because they help us out,” said Wilderness Manager Kate DeMorest. “Like this guy here, Junior, he can probably carry about 70 pounds.
“With llamas, there's enough of a distinction between their species that they're not at risk of transmitting those types of diseases.”The llamas are also a recruitment tool. Wilderness Ranger Sarah Staron joined the team this year after hearing about how helpful they can be.“It was definitely a selling point,” said Staron. “Just because the difference between carrying a 40 to 50 pound pack on overnights when we're doing patrols, it's life-changing.
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