Assessing the status of Iberian wild goat population in “Montes de Toledo” and its relationships with red deer
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https://doi.org/10.3989/Pirineos.2011.166002Keywords:
Iberian wild goat, diet quality, red deer, bronchopulmonary nematodes, habitat useAbstract
Iberian wild goat subsp. Capra pyrenaica victoriae inhabits fewer and smaller areas than subs. C. p. hispanica reason why the former is considered as Vulnerable by IUCN. Therefore studies aimed to assess the status of C. p. victoriae are very valuables. We studied the habitat use, parasite excretion rates and diet quality of the Montes de Toledo’s C. p. victoriae population. The red deer is a potential competitor of the Iberian wild goat and subsequently was included in this study. Our results showed that both species had a good population status (good corporal condition, high quality diet and suitable population density). According to the indicators considered in this study we do not expect that red deer suppose a relevant risk for the viability of the Iberian wild goat population. The implications of the results to Iberian wild goat management are deeper discussed.
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