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Alpine Ibex have recovered well after nearly disappearing from the area in the early 1800s.

She caught this picture of Alpine Ibex in the mountains near Italy’s border with France.

This summer, it opened a vistors’ center to view Alpine ibex, a species of wild goat with curved horns that lives in the Alps, one of the first attractions unrelated to skiing.

It was only thanks to the conservation efforts in Italy's Gran Paradiso National Park, in the Aosta Valley, that the Alpine ibex survived at all after centuries of hunting.

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.