NEW SIGHTING OF THE WILD GOAT CAPRA AEGAGRUS (ERXLEBEN, 1777) IN NINEVEH PROVINCE, NORTHERN IRAQ

Ali N. Al-Barazengy; Adel O. Salman; Bushra A. Omar

Ali N. Al-Barazengy Iraqi Ministry of Environment/Center of Sustainable Management for Natural Ecosystem-biodiversity unit.
Adel O. Salman Iraqi Ministry of Environment/Center of Sustainable Management for Natural Ecosystem-Cites unit
Bushra A. Omar Ministry of Environment/Center of Sustainable Management for Natural Ecosystem-Cites unit.

Keywords: Bovidae, Capra aegagrus, Distribution, North Iraq, Wild Mammals

Abstract

This paper reviews the distribution range of wild goat Capra aegagrus (Erxleben, 1777) in Iraq with new sighting of very small herd of wild goat occur in Alqosh mountain, north of Nineveh province, where wild goat have a little informations on the distribution areas in Iraq according to the Red List of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN).

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