Mountain goats are among the most majestic wild ungulates roaming the West, but Utah wildlife officials’ latest effort to expand the nonnative species’ range is drawing fire from environmental groups.

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 ...

So, there we were. Approaching a rocky summit on a peak in the remote Gore Range named after a letter in the alphabet. We’d backpacked through willows and brush the day prior to set up a camp near a ...

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 ...

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Wildlife biology doctorate student Colton Padilla (left) assists other UM researchers and Montana Fish Wildlife & Parks staff during a winter bighorn sheep capture in 2023. (Photo courtesy of Colton ...

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 ...

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

Wildlife enthusiasts and outdoor adventurers will have a rare opportunity to see mountain goats in their natural habitat during a free wildlife viewing event hosted by the Utah Division of Wildlife ...