Rocky Mountain goats in the wild The white, fluffy, agile creatures are native to alpine and subalpine habitats of mostly the northwestern part of the U.S. They’re not native to Colorado, but wild ...

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 ...

Mountain goats aren’t scattered randomly, they cling to the rugged high-peaks of western North America. From Alaska’s coastal ...

Wildlife biology doctorate student Colton Padilla (left) assists other UM researchers and Montana Fish Wildlife & Parks staff during a winter bighorn sheep capture in 2023. (Photo courtesy of Colton ...

Tough and resilient though they are, mountain goats have blinked out in several of western Montana's historic strongholds, and state wildlife officials hope a trap-and-transplant project can restore a ...

Kevin White has placed his hands on the long, white fur of more than 400 Alaska mountain goats during the past 20 years. His diligence in studying this Ice Age wanderer of high, steep country has led ...

Montana has perhaps the richest legacy of wild animals and strongest hunting heritage of any state in the union. But that is all the more reason not to take them for granted. Recently the ...

They were the noble symbol for the Great Northern Railway and the animal most associated with Glacier National Park. Lewis and Clark noted them in their journals, but for the most part, the first ...

For Skip Kowalski, the thought of snowmobiles riding the pristine backcountry of the Great Burn really gets his goat. He’s worried they actually will. As a board member of the Great Burn Conservation ...

America's highest mountains offer spectacular views, stunning alpine lakes, and unique rocky habitat, making them a popular destination to visit for those who love watching wildlife. While you are ...

DARRINGTON — About five years ago, wildlife biologists with the Tulalip Tribes used GPS collars to start tracking 115 mountain goats translocated from the Olympic Peninsula to the North Cascades. Only ...