Mountain goats are native to subalpine and high alpine environments in western North America, primarily in the Rocky and Cascade Mountain ranges. They are mostly found in British Columbia, Alaska ...

Conservationists worry non-native mountain goats damage fragile alpine plant ecosystems; some hotly dispute that state authority on wildlife transplants trumps federal law. An experiment is ...

Mountain goats are also actually not goats. They are in the Bovidae family and associated more closely with antelopes, gazelles and cattle. They live in alpine and subalpine environments, sometimes ...

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 ...

Hundreds of mountain goats were relocated to Washington state's Cascade Mountains. But most died within a few years, due, in part, to the effects of climate change.

This mountain goat viewing event offers a unique and family-friendly way to connect with nature, learn from wildlife experts, and explore one of Utah’s hidden alpine gems.

Mountain goats were originally introduced to the Olympic Mountains by a sportsmen’s group in the 1920s. They're slated for removal for damaging the fragile alpine environment and occasionally ...

What little information is available says that mountain goat numbers vary wildly from herd to herd.

The mountain goat population in Olympic National Park and Olympic National Forest has increased by 40 percent since 2004 and could double by about 2027, according to a 2011 mountain goat census ...

While many alpine mammals move downslope or hibernate in autumn, most mountain goats stay put, finding safety from predators on cliffs and subsisting on tundra grasses and forbs.

Mountain goats were originally introduced to the Olympic Range by a sportsmen’s group in the 1920s. They were ticketed for removal for damaging the fragile alpine environment and occasionally ...