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Spanish ibex or Iberian (Capra pyrenaica) is a species of the genus Capra (as the ibex, Capra ibex)., There are four sub-species
Cabra. pyrenaica hispanica is the least endangered subspecies, is found in the many mountain areas in Spain (estimated 50,000 individuals)
Cabra. pyrenaica victoriae, a species confined to the Sierra de Gredos (estimated 8000 individuals)
Cabra. pyrenaica lusitanica found in Portugal and Cantabrian mountain, disappeared in 1892 due to overhunting
Cabra. pyrenaica pyrenaica; the real ibex from Pyrenées mountains; he inhabited both sides of the Pyrenees. The last representative of the subspecies is extinct in 2000 Ordessa park.
Today France is settingt up a program to reintroduce Iberian ibex in the Pyrenees, but the Spanish authorities don't believe in the abilty of french Ministry of Ecology to complete this reintroduction! Can we blame them?.
Cabra. pyrenaica hispanica is the least endangered subspecies, is found in the many mountain areas in Spain (estimated 50,000 individuals)
Cabra. pyrenaica victoriae, a species confined to the Sierra de Gredos (estimated 8000 individuals)
Cabra. pyrenaica lusitanica found in Portugal and Cantabrian mountain, disappeared in 1892 due to overhunting
Cabra. pyrenaica pyrenaica; the real ibex from Pyrenées mountains; he inhabited both sides of the Pyrenees. The last representative of the subspecies is extinct in 2000 Ordessa park.
Today France is settingt up a program to reintroduce Iberian ibex in the Pyrenees, but the Spanish authorities don't believe in the abilty of french Ministry of Ecology to complete this reintroduction! Can we blame them?.
