Alpine ibex (Capra ibex)

A symbol of the high mountains and their giddying peaks, this ungulate disappeared from this region more than 150 years ago.Since 1987, reintroduction operations have been jointly undertaken by the Mercantour National Park and the Parco naturale Alpi Marittime.A group of fifty or so have settled at Roche Grande.To allow them to be identified, the animals are given coloured ear tags. The park staff regularly monitor the development of the species.