Close up view of an adult male mountain goat in late-winter, near Juneau Icefield, Alaska. In the background, steep avalanche prone slopes are visible. (Photo courtesy of Kevin White) The mountain ...

SALT LAKE CITY — 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 ...

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 ...

White’s work focuses on the Rocky Mountain goat, one of 32 species of alpine ungulates across the world. As he noted in closing, habitats with both alpine ugulates and avalanches cover about 6% of ...

The scene ends badly, as you might imagine. By Lesley Evans Ogden Mountain goats are high-elevation daredevils, learning to balance upon the steepest of rocky edifices soon after they are born.

This story, “Bad Day on Goat Mountain,” appeared in the July 1985 issue of Outdoor Life. He who hesitates is lost, the old saying goes. I hesi­tated and my guide and I were almost lost for good. Had I ...

New research finds that mountain goat populations require 11 years – or 1.5 generations – to recover from more extreme ...

BOISE, Idaho — A male mountain lion around 18 months old was euthanized Tuesday morning after it was caught in a trap set where a domestic goat was found killed and cached, the Idaho Department of ...