A thick double-layered coat of wool and guard hairs keeps them warm through bitter winters — insulation so effective that snow can rest on their backs without melting. When storms hit, mountain goats ...

A new study conducted over 44 years in Alaska has revealed that avalanches can cause mountain goat populations to decline for ...

Fluffy white mountain goats perched among the crags of the Cascade Range have over the centuries become synonymous with the rugged landscape of Washington. Now, some herds are dwindling. In fact, ...

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This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. DENVER (KDVR) — The Denver Zoo is mourning ...

MISSOULA, Mont. — A group of University of Montana researchers are in year two of a five-year study funded by Montana, Fish, Wildlife and Parks to track bighorn sheep and mountain goats. There is a ...

An escaped mountain goat that somehow got stuck under a Kansas City bridge has survived a rocky rescue effort and now may be reunited with the owners who suspect he was stolen from their farm two ...

After waiting 11 years to draw, my first mountain goat hunt went off the rails. Somehow, I got a second shot. This time, I ...

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Justin Christensen used to run all over the Utah mountains. Back in the day, his buddies dubbed him “the Mountain Goat” for his ability to cruise through the most treacherous backcountry terrain at a ...

A Rocky Mountain goat kid died unexpectedly at the Denver Zoo Saturday, the second goat to die at the zoo in about a four-month span. Salix, who was born at the zoo on May 30, was found by animal care ...