Chiltan ibex

The Chiltan ibex or Chiltan goat (Capra aegagrus chialtanensis) is a wild goat endemic to Chiltan, Balochistan, Pakistan.[1][2][3][4]

Chiltan ibex
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Artiodactyla
Family: Bovidae
Subfamily: Caprinae
Tribe: Caprini
Genus: Capra
Species:
Subspecies:
C. a. chialtanensis
Trinomial name
Capra aegagrus chialtanensis
Lydekker, 1913

Description

Males are reddish-gray in color. Some males have dark brown or black chests, sometimes a dark shoulder stripe (like Bezoar ibex). Females are reddish-gray with a dark brown dorsal stripe and white legs with a dark brown marking below the knees. Horns are similar to Bezoar ibex, they flat in cross and sharply curved at front and form a long, open spiral that is normally a complete turn or a little more, their horns reaches the length of 29 inches (73.7 cm), however, the longest of record measured 40 inches (101.6 cm) (Rowland Ward, 1969).[1]

Behavior

Chiltan ibexes are social and diurnal. Their rut starts in mid-October and is over by third week of November. Youngs are born from late-March to early-April, with twins occurring frequently.

Distributions & Status

There four to five populations in early 1970s in Chiltan, Mordar, Koh-i-Maran and Koh-i-Gishk (ranges at south of Quetta). By 1975, the uncontrolled hunting by locals reduced population to 170 in Sulaiman Mountains area, (now Hazarganji-Chiltan National Park). By 1990, the population was increased by 480.[1] The Forest and Wildlife Department Balochistan has made an endeavour and saved the Chiltan ibex which is an endangered subspecies.

References

  1. "Chiltan Wild Goat". scirecordbook.org. Retrieved 14 March 2014.
  2. "Pakistan - Shikar Safaris - Hunting in Turkey, Asia and Europe". shikarsafaris.com. Retrieved 14 March 2014.
  3. "Wild Goats and Sheep - Wildlife of Pakistan". wildlifeofpakistan.com. Retrieved 14 March 2014.
  4. "Meet the Sheep - Persian Desert Ibex". wildsheepfoundation.org. Archived from the original on 14 March 2014. Retrieved 14 March 2014.
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