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 ...

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 ...

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.

Utahns would be wise to remember that when hiking the Beehive State’s mountain ranges to escape the heat this summer, there’s a chance they may be entering mountain goat territory. Utah is home to ...

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 ...

This story, “Odyssey for a World Record,” appeared in the March 1992 issue of Outdoor Life. Today, Willmarth’s goat is ranked 7 in the world, with the world-record mountain goat measuring just one ...

The park’s iconic alpine goat population has decreased 45% since 2008, with climate variables being a big contributing factor.