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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Close up view of an adult male mountain goat in late-winter, near Juneau Icefield, Alaska. In the background, steep avalanche prone slopes are visible. (Photo courtesy of Kevin White) The mountain ...

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 ...

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There is little trial and error when it comes to navigating avalanches. Especially if you’re a mountain goat, without access to an Intro to Backcountry course or ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The author hikes behind expert mountain guide Lucas Mullen along a steep ridge system. THE FOG rolls up the mountain, hiding the ...

Mountain goats are high-elevation daredevils, learning to balance upon the steepest of rocky edifices soon after they are born. Nannies lead their kids up gnarly slopes, seeking places that predators ...

Brien Jones, who grew up in Oregon and moved to Alaska in 2001, is one of just two out-of-state hunters to draw a goat tag this year BAKER COUNTY — If the goal is to find the one immutable truth about ...