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.

From the inside of a helicopter, the Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks biologist explored 22 canyons from Trapper Peak to Carlton Ridge while searching for signs of mountain goats. “It’s a fun ...

Earlier this month, ski patrollers at Big Sky Resort, Montana, reported two natural avalanches in a segment of the resort's closed terrain. The suspected cause? A mountain goat. The goat went for ...

As the namesake ice of Glacier National Park in Montana recedes, it is exposing once unavailable salt deposits coveted by animals far and wide. Both mountain goats and bighorn sheep are flocking ...

This year they are out for more and are adding mountain goats to their capture list. “I think it’s one of the largest efforts undertaken in Montana for bighorn sheep — and for sure for ...

Just under 3 miles long, this track is ideal for spotting Montana classics like mountain goats, marmots, wolverines, and ...

At a bench trial before Todd in March, Sartorie said it took him 35 years to receive a hunting license for one of the limited-draw Montana mountain goat tags. Before departing for the hunt in ...

A Montana man has won first prize in Wyoming ... Ken Conger of Columbus won in the Wildlife Category for his entry "Mountain goats." Conger retired in 2008 from a career as a game warden in ...

Wesley Sarmento, a mountain goat expert at Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks, called the study innovative. “Mountain goats are particularly susceptible to climate change, so more of this kind of re ...