Wildlife officials are asking hikers to refrain from bringing domestic sheep or goats into bighorn sheep habitat in the Catalina Mountains because the domestic animals can transmit diseases such as ...

Pack horses are tried and true, and mules are proven hunting-gear haulers. Hunting elk with a trio of domestic goats, though, is an acquired taste. John and Nancy Clough of Dalton Gardens have joined ...

Goats are among the earliest animals domesticated by humans, cherished for their milk, meat, fibre, and companionship. Beyond ...

A vet once gave Little Leaf, a newborn pygmy goat, only a 10 percent chance of survival. Today, she has hiked iconic trails, ...

Bestill their bleating hearts — ownership of miniature goats is now allowed in one New Hanover County beach town. On Nov. 12, ...

Researchers have analyzed ancient DNA of Neolithic domestic goats to reveal that the goats were introduced into the Southern Caucasus from the Fertile Crescent during the early sixth millennium BC, ...

Goats have long been a favorite of farmers for good reason. They can survive on seemingly inedible scraps of vegetation in the harshest environments. And they provide milk, meat, skin, and fibers ...

Banning shooting bears in dens. Releasing feral cats into the wild. Plenty of hot-button issues show up on the Alaska Board of Game's agenda for a weeklong meeting on state regulations that starts ...

The first goats were domesticated about 10,000 years ago and that strain was disseminated all around the world, according to a new DNA study by French and Swiss researchers. Because goats are smaller ...

Indentation of several goat hooves in a brick from the archaeological site of Ganj Dareh. (Credit: The 'Tracking Cultural and Environmental Change Project') The DNA samples were sourced from the ...

Goat hairs have been found in a grave structure that was discovered in the 1930s in Kauhava, western Finland. These are the oldest animal hairs found in Finland. From the perspective of Finnish ...