Big game

Alpine Ibex (Capra ibex)

The Alpine ibex (Capra ibex), also known as the Alpine goat or ibex, is a pair-toed mammal of the Goat family, a typical representative of the Goat subfamily. It is found at an altitude between 2000 and 4600 m in the European Alps. In the 80s of the 20th century, alpine ibex were imported to Bulgaria from Switzerland and settled around the Musala and Botev peaks. They have successfully adapted only in Rila, and there their number reaches 80 specimens. However, in recent years, almost all animals have been killed by poachers, and the probability of their survival is small. In the locality "Perivol", northwest of the village of Bachevo, there is a hunting farm - "Mrazenitsa-Bachevo" Game Farm, where alpine ibex are bred