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 ...

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 ...

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

Dotted across the mountains of Southeast Alaska, white mountain goats move deftly through rugged snowscapes. Though climbing high into the mountains leaves predators below, an avalanche could pose a ...

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 in the Grand Teton National Park in Wyoming were culled by sharpshooters in helicopters. In total, 38 animals were killed last Friday in an effort to remove the non-native animals from ...

All Justin Kallusky could see at first was the mountain goat’s butt. It stuck out from the large, dry cut bank he was laying under, sheltered from the midday sun. He’d been there for a while, and ...