The Greater Yellowstone Area Mountain Ungulate Project

The Greater Yellowstone Area Mountain Ungulate Project is a collaborative research initiative to study the ecology and population dynamics of bighorn sheep and mountain goats throughout the Yellowstone ecosystem.

Our mission is to collect critical information on these two regal mountain ungulates for the applied conservation and management by wildlife and natural resource agencies.

What's new

New Video - "An Intoduction to the Greater Yellowstone Area Mountain Ungulate Project"
Check out our new short video describing the three primary reasons for studying bighorn sheep and mountain goats in the GYA. Watch Video>

"Goats invade Teton park" - Jackson Hole News & Guide - Feb 19, 2012
"Mountain goats spotted in Grand Teton National Park during an aerial flight last month have renewed worries that the nonnative species could compete with the park's vulnerable bighorn sheep herd..." Read More>

Bighorn sheep and mountain goat research in the greater Yellowstone area is underway!!
Occupancy surveys and telemetry studies have been successfully initiated in several regions of the GYA...

GYA Mountain Ungulate Project in the News!
The Idaho Falls Post Register published a story on Sept. 8, 2011 about the recent instrumentation of three mountain goats in the Palisades, ID area by Holly Miyasaki, Idaho Fish and Game, as a part of the Mountain Ungulate Project. Check it out here >!