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1. Extinct animals
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2. Pyrenean ibex
Spain
What was it?The Pyrenean ibex , Spanish common name bucardo, was one of
the four subspecies of the Spanish ibex or Iberian wild goat. Pyrenean ibex were
most common in the Cantabrian Mountains.
Why did dissapear? In the Middle Ages, Pyrenean ibex were very abundant in
the Pyrenees region, but decreased rapidly in the 19th and 20th centuries due to
hunting pressure.