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Showing posts with label SOUTH EASTERN SPANISH IBEX (Capra pyrenaica ssp. hispanica). Show all posts
Showing posts with label SOUTH EASTERN SPANISH IBEX (Capra pyrenaica ssp. hispanica). Show all posts

Monday 23 October 2023

23-10-2023 CASTELLONET DE LA CONQUESTA, VALENCIA - SOUTH EASTERN SPANISH IBEX (Capra pyrenaica ssp. hispanica)

The southeastern Spanish ibex (Capra pyrenaica hispanica), or the Spanish ibex, is an ibex that is endemic to Spain and is the only wild caprine native to Spain. It is a subspecies of the Iberian ibex.

The Spanish ibex inhabits the Sierra Nevada, Sierra de las Nieves Natural Park, Sierra de Cazorla, Sierra de Grazalema, Montes de Málaga, in Andalucia. It also occurs in the Sierra Morena. Outside Andalucia, it can be found in the Montes de Toledo and in the mountains all along the Spanish Mediterranean, with populations as far north as southern Catalonia.