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Chamois
The
chamois
(
Rupicapra
spp.) is a
goat-antelope
genus
native to mountains in
Europe
, including the European
Alps
, the
Pyrenees
, the
Carpathians
, the
Tatra Mountains
, the
Balkans
, parts of
Turkey
, the
Caucasus
, and the
Apennines
. The chamois has also been introduced to the
South Island
of
New Zealand
. Some subspecies of chamois are strictly protected in the EU under the European
Habitats Directive
.
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