They found that 36% of mountain goat mortalities — 7% of the total population — were caused by avalanches, averaging data from across the four regions studied. In a single season, avalanches can ...

A new study conducted over 44 years in Alaska has revealed that avalanches can cause major declines in mountain goat populations -- declines which can take the goats a generation to recover from.

SALT LAKE CITY — On a recent hike to the top of Mount Timpanogos, our group of four encountered mountain goats and their young several times along the trail. We were careful not to get too close or ...

Mountain goats stick to steep alpine terrain for good reason: protection from less agile predators, like wolves and even brown bears. But new research indicates that a key feature of that same habitat ...

This story, “My Goat Was High,” appeared in the August 1970 issue of Outdoor Life. RON MARTIN WAS NOT the silent type of guide. He lowered his 6X binoculars and gave me a dry grin. “There are your ...

Winston Morton boats the Grande Ronde River every year with friends and family, camping on the riverbank along the way. When he recently set out for the 40-mile float, he didn’t expect to be rushing ...