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 ...

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 ...

BOISE, Idaho — A male mountain lion around 18 months old was euthanized Tuesday morning after it was caught in a trap set where a domestic goat was found killed and cached, the Idaho Department of ...

Hunters in Southeast Alaska must now pass a quiz to hunt mountain goats — and one might say it’s quite horny. Distinguishing between male and female goats, primarily by their horns, is the primary ...

Justin Christensen used to run all over the Utah mountains. Back in the day, his buddies dubbed him “the Mountain Goat” for his ability to cruise through the most treacherous backcountry terrain at a ...

A young male mountain lion takes refuge in a cottonwood tree on the banks of Sowbelly Creek northeast of Harrison, Neb., shortly before it was shot during Nebraska's inaugural cougar hunting season.