A powerful alpine ibex stands on a mountain slope and slowly turns its head, revealing just how long and heavy its curved ...

To better understand how grassland ecosystems respond to a warming climate and rising levels of carbon dioxide -- particularly with respect to the plants' water use -- resourceful scientists have ...

A study provides new evidence for the dependency of local trophic interactions on large-scale climate dynamics, and reveals positive effects of recent climate change for the "Monarch of the Alps." An ...

Animals that thrive in cold climates are expected to be greatly affected by increasing global temperatures caused by climate change. The Alpine ibex (Capra ibex), which is usually found grazing in ...

Narcisse Seppey sees nothing wrong with the canton making money on the planned cull of older, weaker ibex AFP / Fabrice COFFRINI A woman wearing a bright orange vest aims her rifle and on her second ...

An alpine ibex stands firmly on a rocky ledge while other ibex move below on the slope. Its elevated position provides a wide ...

A team of biologists and veterinary scientists from the University of Sassari, Parc Naziunal Svizzer, Gran Paradiso National Park, and the University of Ferrara reports that Alpine ibex have been ...

When news breaks, you need to understand what actually matters. At Vox, our mission is to help you make sense of the world — and that work has never been more vital. But we can’t do it on our own. We ...

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 numbers ...

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 highly ...