Seeing a mountain goat in the wild of southeast Alaska for the first time, with its stark white coat and graceful posture against a lush green mountain landscape, is an unforgettable experience. Like ...

Potential negative artificial selection on horn size is a concern for many harvested ungulates. The mountain goat (Oreamnos americanus) has distinct black horns, but targeting animals based on horn ...

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 ...

Is that good or bad? It depends on your perspective, but there is a cost to native plant and animal communities Scenic photos have led us to associate mountain goats with talus slopes and high ridges ...

Mountain goats are no exception to the general rule among mammals that larger males sire more and healthier offspring. But University of Alberta researcher David Coltman has found a genetic quirk that ...

DILLON — After the deep 2018-19 winter, the summer hiking season was affected by tons of lingering snowmelt. Jamie Lewis and the Mountain Goats senior hiking group saw this firsthand during a summer ...