Witness the majestic Alpine ibex in its natural habitat with breathtaking drone footage capturing these incredible mountain ...

The long, curved horns of the Alpine ibex and its love of high altitude make it a symbol of the Alps and a highly prized trophy for hunters. Centuries of intensive hunting reduced Alpine ibex ...

Some of the larger carnivore species found in the Alps include the Alpine ibex, the chamois, the Eurasian lynx, the wolf, and the brown bear. These populations have been reduced in size or ...

Mont Blanc is the tallest peak in the Alps, reaching a height of 15,774 feet. Getty. ... with the Alpine ibex being its most famous inhabitant, though lynx, chamois, badgers, ...

The Alpine ibex, a species of wild goat, is iconic in the Alps. Examination of the stomach contents of Oetzi the Iceman, a 5,300-year-old hunter found in a glacier, showed that ibex had been part ...

Today more than 40,000 ibex are estimated to be roaming in the Alps - usually above 2,000m (6,562ft) - and Switzerland hosts the largest population: about 16,000. Watch: Daredevil Alpine ibex defy ...

Alpine ibex were hunted almost to extinction - luckily a few hundred survived in Italy The long, curved horns of the Alpine ibex and its love of high altitude make it a symbol of the Alps and a ...