Distribution, status and conservation problems of the Spanish Ibex, Capra pyrenaica (Mammalia: Artiodactyla)

ABSTRACT In this paper, the distribution and status of the Spanish Ibex, Capra pyrenaica (Mammalia: Artiodactyla), are revised. The whole Iberian population numbers nearly 50 000, distributed in more than 50 nuclei, and has generally increased during the last decades. Nevertheless, within this wider...

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Published in:Mammal review 2002-03, Vol.32 (1), p.26-39
Main Authors: Pérez, Jesús M., Granados, José E., Soriguer, RamóN C., Fandos, Paulino, Márquez, Francisco J., Crampe, Jean P.
Format: Article
Language:English
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Capra pyrenaica
Ibex
population
Spain
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Summary:ABSTRACT In this paper, the distribution and status of the Spanish Ibex, Capra pyrenaica (Mammalia: Artiodactyla), are revised. The whole Iberian population numbers nearly 50 000, distributed in more than 50 nuclei, and has generally increased during the last decades. Nevertheless, within this wider context, different conditions apply to different populations, including recent extinction (the Pyrenean population), recovery from recent severe epizooty of sarcoptic mange (e.g. the Sierras de Cazorla and Segura y Las Villas range population) and populations at high densities (e.g. Gredos mountain range and Sierra de Grazalema Natural Park, among others). The main factors affecting the conservation of this species are also reported and discussed. On the basis of current information we propose the status of ‘vulnerable’ for the Spanish Ibex.
ISSN:0305-1838
1365-2907
DOI:10.1046/j.1365-2907.2002.00097.x