TheWestern Iberian ibexorGredos ibex(Capra pyrenaica victoriae) is asubspeciesofIberian ibexnative toSpain,in theSierra de Gredos.It was later introduced to other sites in Spain (Las Batuecas,La Pedriza,Riaño) and to northernPortugal(Peneda-Gerês National Park) as a replacement for the extinctPortuguese ibex(C. p. lusitanica).[1]
| Western Iberian ibex | |
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| Western Iberian ibex atSierra de Gredos(Spain) | |
Scientific classification
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Artiodactyla |
| Family: | Bovidae |
| Subfamily: | Caprinae |
| Tribe: | Caprini |
| Genus: | Capra |
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| Subspecies: | C. p. victoriae
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| Trinomial name | |
| Capra pyrenaica victoriae Cabrera, 1911
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Remnant populations survive in thePicos de Europaand other parts of theCantabrian Mountains,along with some reintroductions. The largest population is in the mountains north of Riaño. It is also found in southernGalicianear the border with Portugal. In northern Portugal, 100 or so survive in the Peneda-Gerês National Park, which adjoins the larger population in southern Galicia. The Western Iberian ibex has been reintroduced to several areas for hunting purposes.[citation needed]Because of their limited distribution and narrow ecological niche, Western Iberian ibex are more at risk of extinction than their Southeastern Iberian ibex relatives. They are more vulnerable to climatic change and parasitic diseases might pose a threat to them. Therefore to further ensure their survival, the IUCN suggests distributing some of the Western Iberian ibex population to more areas.[2]
The relatedPyrenean ibex(Capra pyrenaica pyrenaica) which once ranged across thePyrenees,went extinct in 2000. In 2014, a small number of Western Iberian ibex were introduced to France'sPyrenees National Parkas a replacement for the Pyrenean ibex. By 2020, the population had increased to 400 individuals in the park, and neighboringAriège.[3][4]
References
edit- ^Palomo and Gisbert 2002, Cabral et al. 2005, Moço et al. 2006, J. Herrero pers. comm. 2006|url=[1]
- ^Acevedo, Pelayo; Real, Raimundo (10 February 2011)."Biogeographical differences between the two Capra pyrenaica subspecies, C. p. victoriae and C. p. hispanica, inhabiting the Iberian Peninsula: Implications for conservation".Ecological Modelling.222(3): 814–823.Bibcode:2011EcMod.222..814A.doi:10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2010.10.006.
- ^Agence France-Presse (2020). "Ibex population thrives in French Pyrenees a century after being wiped out".The Guardian,3 September 2020. Accessed 4 September 2020.[2]
- ^Garnier, A.; Besnard, A.; Crampe, J. P.; Estèbe, J.; Aulagnier, S.; Gonzalez, G. (2021)."Intrinsic factors, release conditions and presence of conspecifics affect post-release dispersal after translocation of Iberian ibex".Animal Conservation.24(4): 626–636.Bibcode:2021AnCon..24..626G.doi:10.1111/acv.12669.ISSN1367-9430.
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