The Chiltan ibex or Chiltan goat (''Capra aegagrus chialtanensis'') is a
wild goat
The wild goat (''Capra aegagrus'') is a wild goat species, inhabiting forests, shrublands and rocky areas ranging from Turkey and the Caucasus in the west to Turkmenistan, Afghanistan and Pakistan in the east. It has been listed as near threatene ...
endemic
Endemism is the state of a species being found in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also found elsew ...
to
Chiltan
Koh-i-Chiltan ( ur, ; ''”Mount Chiltan”'') is a peak located in the Chiltan mountain group of the Sulaiman Mountains, in the Quetta District of Balochistan (Pakistan), Balochistan Province, in western Pakistan.
Koh-i-Chiltan is the summi ...
,
Balochistan
Balochistan ( ; bal, بلۏچستان; also romanised as Baluchistan and Baluchestan) is a historical region in Western and South Asia, located in the Iranian plateau's far southeast and bordering the Indian Plate and the Arabian Sea coastline. ...
,
Pakistan
Pakistan ( ur, ), officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan ( ur, , label=none), is a country in South Asia. It is the world's List of countries and dependencies by population, fifth-most populous country, with a population of almost 24 ...
.
Description
Males are reddish-gray in color. Some males have dark brown or black chests, sometimes a dark shoulder stripe (like
Bezoar ibex
The bezoar ibex (''Capra aegagrus aegagrus'') is a wild goat subspecies that is native to the montane forested areas in the Caucasus and the Zagros Mountains.
Characteristics
The bezoar ibex, which weighs around 60kg (130lb) is known particu ...
). 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
James Rowland Ward (1848–1912) was a British taxidermist and founder of the firm Rowland Ward Limited of Piccadilly, London. The company specialised in and was renowned for its taxidermy work on birds and big-game trophies, but it did other ty ...
, 1969)''.
Behavior
Chiltan ibexes are social and diurnal. There 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
Koh-i-Chiltan ( ur, ; ''”Mount Chiltan”'') is a peak located in the Chiltan mountain group of the Sulaiman Mountains, in the Quetta District of Balochistan (Pakistan), Balochistan Province, in western Pakistan.
Koh-i-Chiltan is the summi ...
,
Mordar
Mordar ( fa, مردار, also Romanized as Mordār; also known as Mūrdār) is a village in Garmsar Rural District, Jebalbarez-e Jonubi District, Anbarabad County, Kerman Province, Iran
Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, ...
,
Koh-i-Maran
Hari Parbat (), also called Koh-i-Maran (), is a hill overlooking Srinagar, the largest city and the capital of Jammu and Kashmir, India. It is the site of a fort, built by the Durrani Empire, and of a Hindu temple, mosques, and gurdwara.
The ...
and Koh-i-Gishk (ranges at south of
Quetta
Quetta (; ur, ; ; ps, کوټه) is the tenth List of cities in Pakistan by population, most populous city in Pakistan with a population of over 1.1 million. It is situated in Geography of Pakistan, south-west of the country close to the ...
).
By 1975, the uncontrolled hunting by locals reduced population to 170 in
Sulaiman Mountains
The Sulaiman Mountains, also known as Kōh-e Sulaymān ( Balochi/Urdu/ fa, ; "Mountains of Solomon") or Da Kasē Ghrūna ( ps, د كسې غرونه; "Mountains of Kasi"), are a north–south extension of the southern Hindu Kush mountain system i ...
area, (now
Hazarganji-Chiltan National Park
Hazarganji Chiltan National Park is a national park in the Mastung District of western Balochistan Province of Pakistan. It lies between Chiltan on its west and Hazarganji on the east. The park was established in 1980 to provide the habitat to ra ...
).
By 1990, the population was increased by 480.
The Forest and Wildlife Department Balochistan has made an endeavour and saved the Chiltan ibex which is an endangered subspecies.
References
Capra (genus)
Goats
Mammals of Pakistan
Endemic fauna of Pakistan
Chiltan ibex
The Chiltan ibex or Chiltan goat (''Capra aegagrus chialtanensis'') is a wild goat endemic to Chiltan, Balochistan, Pakistan.
Description
Males are reddish-gray in color. Some males have dark brown or black chests, sometimes a dark shoulder str ...
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