On a recent hike to the top of Mount Timpanogos, our group of four encountered mountain goats and their young several times along the trail. We were careful not to get too close or impede their path ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A new study conducted over 44 years in Alaska has revealed that avalanches can cause major declines in mountain goat populations - ...

Glacier National Park’s mountain goats — an iconic species that graces countless shirts, mugs and other park memorabilia — are in the midst of a steep decline, a study found.

For three summers, wildlife managers wrestled mountain goats in Washington state’s Olympic National Park, blindfolded them and then flew them into the far reaches of the state’s Cascade Range — an ...

Wildlife biologist Kevin White shared the relationship between mountain goats and avalanches.

Kevin White has placed his hands on the long, white fur of more than 400 Alaska mountain goats during the past 20 years. His diligence in studying this Ice Age wanderer of high, steep country has led ...

Dotted across the mountains of Southeast Alaska, white mountain goats move deftly through rugged snowscapes. Though climbing high into the mountains leaves predators below, an avalanche could pose a ...

This story, “My Goat Was High,” appeared in the August 1970 issue of Outdoor Life. RON MARTIN WAS NOT the silent type of guide. He lowered his 6X binoculars and gave me a dry grin. “There are your ...