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The game species that fall under the umbrella of the term "big-game" sometimes differ from one country to another. In Spain, the benchmark is for species that in the adult state are larger than a fox (foxes are not included): wild boar, red deer, roe deer, Iberian ibex, Pyrenean and Cantabrian chamois, Fallow deer, mouflon, arrui and boc.
The Iberian ibex (Capra pyrenaica), also known as the Spanish ibex, Spanish wild goat and Iberian wild goat, is a species of ibex endemic to the Iberian Peninsula. [3] Four subspecies have been described; two are now extinct. The Portuguese ibex became extinct in 1892, and the Pyrenean ibex became extinct in 2000.
The Western Iberian ibex or Gredos ibex (Capra pyrenaica victoriae) is a subspecies of Iberian ibex native to Spain, in the Sierra de Gredos.It was later introduced to other sites in Spain (Las Batuecas, La Pedriza, Riaño) and to northern Portugal (Peneda-Gerês National Park) as a replacement for the extinct Portuguese ibex (C. p. lusitanica).
The cloned Pyrenean ibex was born in Spain through genetic cloning techniques, with the research article published in 2009. [2] However, she died several minutes after birth due to a lung defect. [3] [4] The Pyrenean ibex remains the only animal to have ever been brought back from extinction—and also the only one to go extinct twice.
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. [1] It is a subspecies of the Iberian ibex .
The name ibex comes from Latin, borrowed from Iberian or Aquitanian, akin to Old Spanish bezerro, 'bull', modern Spanish becerro, 'yearling'.Ranging in height from 70 to 110 centimetres (27–43 in) and weighing 90 to 120 kilograms (200–270 lb) for males, ibex can live up to 20 years.
There are now 35,000 Ibex, thanks to hunting restrictions initiated by Chapman. He also co-authored two books with Buck about hunting and fishing at the site, Wild Spain in 1893 and Unexplored Spain in 1910. The land was later acquired by the Spanish and 65 square kilometres are still managed as a nature reserve. [4]
The Junta Nacional de Homologación de Trofeos de Caza (JNHTC, English: National Board of Trophy Hunting Homologation) is the governing body for the control and assessment of trophy hunting in Spain, a branch of the Ministry of Agriculture. [1] It was founded in 1950 and first presided by Eduardo de Figueroa, 8th Count of Yebes. [2]