Go across a forestry track and the ascent continues above the treeline, with a great view of Ptarmigan ridge. The gradient eases for a while allowing you to take in the marvellous views west ...

The smallest bird in the grouse family, the white-tailed ptarmigan is also one of the few animals that lives on alpine mountaintops throughout its entire life. Every part of this ptarmigan is adapted ...

Rainier white-tailed ptarmigan as a threatened species under the Endangered Species Act. The agency also said it would reconsider protecting the bird’s critical habitat, providing hope that areas ...

NAGANO--Efforts to revive endangered rock ptarmigan numbers here are making good progress following the discovery of five chicks in the wild that have flown the nest and are living independently ...