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  • Alpine Ibex, Capra ibex, AUSTRIA/HOHE TAUERN NATIONAL PARK, TYROL/KÄRNTEN/SALZBURG, Ibex are easily seen by visitors here. Research shows that tourism income and jobs in areas that have national parks often is more than twice the average. Suddenly, through nature tourism, wilderness areas previously considered  ’useless’ are becoming economically valuable. In the mid-1800s there were only 60 Alpine ibex left in the whole world. Today the alpine ibex population is estimated at more than 40,000 and still growing. Yes, nature conservation works!
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  • Alpine Ibex (Capra Ibex), Hohe Tauern National Park, Carinthia, Austria
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  • Alpine Ibex (Capra Ibex), Hohe Tauern National Park, Carinthia, Austria
    GLE_2008-07-19_2797.jpg
  • Alpine Ibex (Capra Ibex), Hohe Tauern National Park, Carinthia, Austria
    GLE_2008-07-19_2787.jpg
  • Alpine Ibex (Capra Ibex), Hohe Tauern National Park, Carinthia, Austria
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  • Alpine Ibex (Capra Ibex) fighting over a glacial, Hohe Tauern National Park, Carinthia, Austria
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  • Alpine Ibex (Capra Ibex) fighting over a glacial, Hohe Tauern National Park, Carinthia, Austria
    GLE_2008-07-17_2279.jpg
  • Alpine Ibex (Capra Ibex) in the dark, Hohe Tauern National Park, Carinthia, Austria
    GLE_2008-07-17_2038.jpg
  • Group of Alpine Ibex (Capra Ibex) in the snow. Hohe Tauern National Park, Carinthia, Austria
    GLE_2008-07-14_0951.jpg
  • Group of Alpine Ibex (Capra Ibex) in the snow. Hohe Tauern National Park, Carinthia, Austria
    GLE_2008-07-14_0921.jpg
  • Alpine Ibex (Capra Ibex) portrait, Hohe Tauern National Park, Carinthia, Austria
    GLE_2008-07-14_0851.jpg
  • Ibex (Capra ibex) in its habitat. Hohe Tauern National Park, Carinthia, Austria
    GLE_2008-07-14_0520.jpg
  • Ibex (Capra ibex) in its habitat. Hohe Tauern National Park, Carinthia, Austria
    GLE_2008-07-14_0474.jpg
  • Ibex (Capra ibex) in its habitat. Hohe Tauern National Park, Carinthia, Austria
    GLE_2008-07-14_0442.jpg
  • Ibex (Capra Ibex) watchout on cloudy early morning, Hohe Tauern National Park, Carinthia, Austria
    GLE_2008-07-13_0052.jpg
  • Alpine Ibex (Capra Ibex), Hohe Tauern National Park, Carinthia, Austria
    GLE_2008-07-19_2731.jpg
  • Alpine Ibex (Capra Ibex), Hohe Tauern National Park, Carinthia, Austria
    GLE_2008-07-18_2530.jpg
  • Alpine Ibex (Capra Ibex) in the dark fighting over a glacial, Hohe Tauern National Park, Carinthia, Austria
    GLE_2008-07-17_2110.jpg
  • Group of Alpine Ibex (Capra Ibex) in the snow. Hohe Tauern National Park, Carinthia, Austria
    GLE_2008-07-14_0894.jpg
  • Alpine Ibex (Capra Ibex) portrait, Hohe Tauern National Park, Carinthia, Austria
    GLE_2008-07-14_0845.jpg
  • Ibex (Capra Ibex) grazing on a alpine meadow, early in the morning.
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  • Ibex (Capra Ibex) grazing on a alpine meadow, early in the morning. Hohe Tauern National Park, Carinthia, Austria
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  • Ibex (Capra ibex) in its habitat. Hohe Tauern National Park, Carinthia, Austria
    GLE_2008-07-14_0555.jpg
  • Alpine Ibex (Capra Ibex) in the dark, Hohe Tauern National Park, Carinthia, Austria
    GLE_2008-07-17_2069.jpg
  • Alpine Ibex (Capra Ibex) in the dark, Hohe Tauern National Park, Carinthia, Austria
    GLE_2008-07-17_2049.jpg
  • Alpine Ibex (Capra Ibex) portrait, Hohe Tauern National Park, Carinthia, Austria
    GLE_2008-07-14_0862.jpg
  • Ibex (Capra ibex) in its habitat. Hohe Tauern National Park, Carinthia, Austria
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  • Ibex (Capra ibex) in its habitat. Hohe Tauern National Park, Carinthia, Austria
    GLE_2008-07-14_0523.jpg
  • Ibex (Capra ibex) in its habitat. Hohe Tauern National Park, Carinthia, Austria
    GLE_2008-07-14_0490.jpg
  • Alpine Ibex (Capra Ibex), Hohe Tauern National Park, Carinthia, Austria
    GLE_2008-07-19_2786.jpg
  • Alpine Ibex (Capra Ibex), Hohe Tauern National Park, Carinthia, Austria
    GLE_2008-07-19_2758.jpg
  • Alpine Ibex (Capra Ibex) fighting over a glacial, Hohe Tauern National Park, Carinthia, Austria
    GLE_2008-07-17_2288.jpg
  • Alpine Ibex (Capra Ibex) in the dark, Hohe Tauern National Park, Carinthia, Austria
    GLE_2008-07-17_2169.jpg
  • Alpine Ibex (Capra Ibex) in the dark, Hohe Tauern National Park, Carinthia, Austria
    GLE_2008-07-17_2151.jpg
  • Alpine Ibex (Capra Ibex) in the dark, Hohe Tauern National Park, Carinthia, Austria
    GLE_2008-07-17_2099.jpg
  • Alpine Ibex (Capra Ibex) in the dark, Hohe Tauern National Park, Carinthia, Austria
    GLE_2008-07-17_2084.jpg
  • Alpine Ibex (Capra Ibex) in the dark, Hohe Tauern National Park, Carinthia, Austria
    GLE_2008-07-17_1989.jpg
  • Group of Alpine Ibex (Capra Ibex) in the snow. Hohe Tauern National Park, Carinthia, Austria
    GLE_2008-07-14_0912.jpg
  • Alpine Ibex (Capra Ibex) portrait, Hohe Tauern National Park, Carinthia, Austria
    GLE_2008-07-14_0839.jpg
  • Ibex (Capra Ibex) grazing on a alpine meadow, early in the morning. Hohe Tauern National Park, Carinthia, Austria
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  • Ibex (Capra Ibex) grazing on a alpine meadow, early in the morning. Hohe Tauern National Park, Carinthia, Austria
    GLE_2008-07-14_0712.jpg
  • Ibex (Capra Ibex) grazing on a alpine meadow, early in the morning. Hohe Tauern National Park, Carinthia, Austria
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  • Ibex (Capra Ibex) grazing on a alpine meadow, early in the morning. Hohe Tauern National Park, Carinthia, Austria
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  • Ibex (Capra Ibex) grazing on a alpine meadow, early in the morning. Hohe Tauern National Park, Carinthia, Austria
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  • Ibex (Capra ibex) in its habitat. Hohe Tauern National Park, Carinthia, Austria
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  • Ibex (Capra ibex) in its habitat. Hohe Tauern National Park, Carinthia, Austria
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  • Ibex (Capra ibex) in its habitat. Hohe Tauern National Park, Carinthia, Austria
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  • Alpine Ibex (Capra Ibex), Hohe Tauern National Park, Carinthia, Austria
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  • Alpine Ibex (Capra Ibex), Hohe Tauern National Park, Carinthia, Austria
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  • Alpine Ibex (Capra Ibex), Hohe Tauern National Park, Carinthia, Austria
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  • Alpine Ibex (Capra Ibex), Hohe Tauern National Park, Carinthia, Austria
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  • Alpine Ibex (Capra Ibex), Hohe Tauern National Park, Carinthia, Austria
    GLE_2008-07-18_2528.jpg
  • Alpine Ibex (Capra Ibex) fighting over a glacial, Hohe Tauern National Park, Carinthia, Austria
    GLE_2008-07-17_2312.jpg
  • Alpine Ibex (Capra Ibex) fighting over a glacial, Hohe Tauern National Park, Carinthia, Austria
    GLE_2008-07-17_2239.jpg
  • Alpine Ibex (Capra Ibex) in the dark, Hohe Tauern National Park, Carinthia, Austria
    GLE_2008-07-17_2214.jpg
  • Alpine Ibex (Capra Ibex) in the dark, Hohe Tauern National Park, Carinthia, Austria
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  • Alpine Ibex (Capra Ibex) in the dark, Hohe Tauern National Park, Carinthia, Austria
    GLE_2008-07-17_2000.jpg
  • Group of Alpine Ibex (Capra Ibex) in the snow.Hohe Tauern National Park, Carinthia, Austria
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  • Ibex (Capra Ibex) grazing on a alpine meadow, early in the morning. Hohe Tauern National Park, Carinthia, Austria
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  • Ibex (Capra ibex) in its habitat. Hohe Tauern National Park, Carinthia, Austria
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  • Ibex (Capra ibex) in its habitat. Hohe Tauern National Park, Carinthia, Austria
    GLE_2008-07-14_0542.jpg
  • Ibex (Capra ibex) in its habitat. Hohe Tauern National Park, Carinthia, Austria
    GLE_2008-07-14_0515.jpg
  • Ibex (Capra ibex) grazing on a alpine meadow, early in the morning. Hohe Tauern National Park, Carinthia, Austria
    GLE_2008-07-14_0496.jpg
  • Ibex (Capra ibex) in its habitat. Hohe Tauern National Park, Carinthia, Austria
    GLE_2008-07-14_0473.jpg
  • Alpine Ibex (Capra Ibex), Hohe Tauern National Park, Carinthia, Austria
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  • Alpine Ibex (Capra Ibex), Hohe Tauern National Park, Carinthia, Austria
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  • Alpine Ibex (Capra Ibex), Hohe Tauern National Park, Carinthia, Austria
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  • Alpine Ibex (Capra Ibex), Hohe Tauern National Park, Carinthia, Austria
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  • Alpine Ibex (Capra Ibex) fighting over a glacial, Hohe Tauern National Park, Carinthia, Austria
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  • Alpine Ibex (Capra Ibex) in the dark, Hohe Tauern National Park, Carinthia, Austria
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  • Alpine Ibex (Capra Ibex) in the dark, Hohe Tauern National Park, Carinthia, Austria
    GLE_2008-07-17_2092.jpg
  • Alpine Ibex (Capra Ibex) in the dark, Hohe Tauern National Park, Carinthia, Austria
    GLE_2008-07-17_2058.jpg
  • Group of Alpine Ibex (Capra Ibex) in the snow. Hohe Tauern National Park, Carinthia, Austria
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  • Group of Alpine Ibex (Capra Ibex) in the snow. Hohe Tauern National Park, Carinthia, Austria
    GLE_2008-07-14_0924.jpg
  • Group of Alpine Ibex (Capra Ibex) in the snow. Hohe Tauern National Park, Carinthia, Austria
    GLE_2008-07-14_0920.jpg
  • Alpine Ibex (Capra Ibex) portrait, Hohe Tauern National Park, Carinthia, Austria
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  • Ibex (Capra ibex) in its habitat. Hohe Tauern National Park, Carinthia, Austria
    GLE_2008-07-14_0560.jpg
  • Ibex (Capra ibex) in its habitat. Hohe Tauern National Park, Carinthia, Austria
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  • Ibex (Capra ibex) in its habitat. Hohe Tauern National Park, Carinthia, Austria
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  • Ibex's wrestling.
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  • Alpine Ibex (Capra Ibex), Hohe Tauern National Park, Carinthia, Austria
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  • Alpine Ibex (Capra Ibex) fighting over a glacial, Hohe Tauern National Park, Carinthia, Austria
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  • Alpine Ibex (Capra Ibex) in the dark, Hohe Tauern National Park, Carinthia, Austria
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  • Group of ibexes standing on rocks., Hohe Tauern National Park, Carinthia, Austria
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  • Alpine Ibex (Capra Ibex), Hohe Tauern National Park, Carinthia, Austria
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  • Iberian ibex (Capra pyrenaica), Gredos mountains, Spain
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  • Iberian ibex Capra pyrenaica SPAIN/PEÑA DE FRANCIA MONASTERY, SALAMANCA PROVINCE, CASTILLA Y LEÓN The Iberian ibex are rare and shy all across the Sierra de Francia mountain chain, but suddenly, when you reach the lands of the Monastery of Peña de Francia, they are instead very numerous and very tame. Why is that? Because here they are not hunted. Which also means that what you see here is probably the normal, natural numbers of ibex, and that means hundreds. It also shows that wild animals quickly learn where they are not hunted and then can become much more relaxed in their relation with humans. Hunted to near-extinction, the Iberian ibex is now returning in strong numbers and slowly spreading, all due to strictly enforced protection measures. The ibex population in Spain has increased from fewer than 5,000 individuals in 1980, to an estimated 50–60,000 today. A major conservation success! The first Iberian ibex are now also returning to Portugal, where the local subspecies was wiped out as recently as the year 2000. Many areas in Portugal and Spain are still waiting for reintroductions to speed up that recovery – among them Rewilding Europe’s focus areas Sierra de Gata and Campanarios de Azába in Spain, together with Faia Brava and the Côa Valley in Portugal. The ibex was once one of the most important browsers and grazers all across Southern and Alpine Europe, living comfortably from sea level all the way up to the highest Alps, filling an ecological niche which for the last 5,000 years has been occupied by the domestic sheep. Photo: Staffan Widstrand/Wild Wonders of Europe
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  • 01.11.2008.Alpine Ibex (Capra ibex) in alpine landscape..Gran Paradiso National Park, Italy
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  • Ibex (Capra ibex) climbing<br />
Julian Alps<br />
Triglav National Park, Slovenia<br />
July 2009
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  • Ibex (Capra ibex) feeding<br />
Julian Alps<br />
Triglav National Park, Slovenia<br />
July 2009
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  • Ibex (Capra ibex) climbing<br />
Julian Alps<br />
Triglav National Park, Slovenia<br />
July 2009
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  • Ibex (Capra ibex) <br />
Julian Alps<br />
Triglav National Park, Slovenia<br />
July 2009
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  • Ibex (Capra ibex) <br />
Julian Alps<br />
Triglav National Park, Slovenia<br />
July 2009
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  • Ibex (Capra ibex) feeding<br />
Julian Alps<br />
Triglav National Park, Slovenia<br />
July 2009
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  • 29.11.2008.Alpine Ibex (Capra ibex) in alpine landscape..Gran Paradiso National Park, Italy
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  • 26.11.2008.Alpine Ibex (Capra ibex). Fighting..Gran Paradiso National Park, Italy
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  • 25.11.2008.Alpine Ibex (Capra ibex) in alpine landscape..Gran Paradiso National Park, Italy
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  • 02.11.2008.Alpine Ibex (Capra ibex). Fighting..Gran Paradiso National Park, Italy
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  • 31.10.2008.Alpine Ibex (Capra ibex)..Gran Paradiso National Park, Italy
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  • Ibex (Capra ibex), female with young<br />
Julian Alps<br />
Triglav National Park, Slovenia<br />
July 2009
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