For about the first decade of their existence, the Mountain Goats were not an actual band; they were John Darnielle's solo project. The plural-noun band name was a kind of in-joke; Darnielle would ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A new study conducted over 44 years in Alaska has revealed that avalanches can cause major declines in mountain goat populations - ...

Mountain goats aren’t scattered randomly, they cling to the rugged high-peaks of western North America. From Alaska’s coastal ranges to the cascades of Washington and the Rocky Mountains of Montana ...

A hiker found another mountain goat kid dead on Perseverance Trail in March from contagious ecthyma. It’s a viral infection ...

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 ...

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, ...

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 ...

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 ...

A multi-institutional team of animal behaviorists, snow impact specialists and biologists from Alaska, Montana, Switzerland and Canada has found that large numbers of wild mountain goats die every ...

Here's a combination I never expected to see. Country-folk star Mary Chapin Carpenter was been making stately, pretty music since 1987. In the '90s, she sold millions and won a bunch of Grammys. She ...

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 impede their path ...