New research finds that mountain goat populations require 11 years – or 1.5 generations – to recover from more extreme avalanche years.

A new study conducted over 44 years in Alaska has revealed that avalanches can cause major declines in mountain goat populations -- declines which can take the goats a generation to recover from.

They found that 36% of mountain goat mortalities — 7% of the total population — were caused by avalanches, averaging data from across the four regions studied. In a single season, avalanches can ...

The scene ends badly, as you might imagine. By Lesley Evans Ogden Mountain goats are high-elevation daredevils, learning to balance upon the steepest of rocky edifices soon after they are born.

Climate change might be keeping some people awake at night — it turns out it’s the same for mountain goats. Scientists in Italy have found rising temperatures are forcing mountain goats to live a more ...

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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 ...

(CNN) — Climate change might be keeping some people awake at night — it turns out it’s the same for mountain goats. Scientists in Italy have found rising temperatures are forcing mountain goats to ...