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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 ...

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.

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 ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

Hikers in the high country near Aspen who catch a glimpse of shaggy, white mountain goats might notice this year that some are wearing collars. That’s because researchers are trying to figure out why ...

The Italian alpine rescue unit saved six goats who were stuck on a steep rocky mountain in the northwestern Italy Saturday.The goats had been trapped on the mountainside for 15 days when the rescue ...

Environmentalists’ efforts to rid Utah’s La Sal Mountains of nonnative mountain goats derailed this week after the 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the U.S. Forest Service’s decision to ...

The Italian alpine rescue unit saved six goats who were stuck on a steep rocky mountain in the north-western Italy on Saturday. The goats had been trapped on the mountainside for 15 days when the ...