https://www.mtpr.org/tags/montana-cooperative-wildlife-research-unit Montana Cooperative Wildlife Research Unit en-US Montana Public Radio Thu, 04 Jun 2026 16:30:14 GMT https://www.mtpr.org/montana-news/2026-06-04/why-are-mountain-goat-populations-in-montana-declining Mountain goat populations have been on the decline in Montana for 70 years. Researchers are working to learn more about the nimble climbers, which means going where the goats go – and that's easier said than done. But no mountain is too high, no weather too extreme to stop us from answering this week's question: What happened to the mountain goat population in the Bitterroot Mountains? Thu, 04 Jun 2026 16:30:14 GMT https://www.mtpr.org/montana-news/2026-06-04/why-are-mountain-goat-populations-in-montana-declining Ellis Juhlin, Austin Amestoy