On my recent 2 day hiking trip to the breathtaking Plateau of Fuorcla da Rims (Google Maps) near Scuol in the canton of Grisons, Switzerland, I was very lucky in coming across a chamois and being able to focus my video camera on it in time. To my pleasant surprise, a second chamois, to me […]
Tag: Rupicapra rupicapra
Chamois (Rupicapra rupicapra)
On my 3 day hiking adventure in the national park of Switzerland and it’s surroundings, I was lucky enough to video capture two wild chamois (Rupicapra rupicapra). My journey includes the beautiful Val Mora. A pristine valley sitting between two high rising mountain ranges in the canton of Grisons, Switzerland. The Chamois (Rupicapra rupicapra) is […]
Mountain Goats Are Shrinking Because of Global Warming
Wild mountain goats in the Italian Alps have gotten significantly smaller over the past few decades in response to a warming climate, scientists reported Tuesday. Although global warming is known to be driving changes in body size in a number of animals, this result was more dramatic than researchers expected and suggests that a changing […]