New data on chamois Rupicapra rupicapra balcanica Bolkay, 1925 (Mammalia: Bovidae) in the Eastern Stara Planina Mts Bulgaria
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2026-04-09
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Plovdiv University "Paisii Hilendarski"
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The Balkan chamois Rupicapra rupicapra balcanica Bolkay, 1925 has a highly fragmented distribution in the mountainous regions of the Balkan Range, including Bulgaria. In 2021, the
Balkan chamois was recorded in two locations outside its known distribution range, i.e., in the natural park “Sinite Kamani”, eastern Stara Planina Mts. This is the first hard evidence of the
presence of the species in the Eastern Stara Planina Mts. Two new records of Balkan chamois were documented in two different parts of the nature park in the second half of 2025. In the
second record, it was observed among a herd of stray grazing domestic goats.
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endangered species, long-distance dispersal, recovery