Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A new study conducted over 44 years in Alaska has revealed that avalanches can cause major declines in mountain goat populations - ...

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 ...

A long-running citizen science program in Glacier National Park has observed a marked decrease in the mountain goats population since 2008.