Kapuzinerberg: Gamsgeiß is supposed to bring offspring
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The chamois colony on the Kapuzinerberg has been one young goat stronger since Tuesday, which should make the bucks happy. The almost two-year-old comes from the zoo in Karlsruhe (Germany) and is supposed to bring genetic refreshment for the population on the Stadtberg.
The colony on the Kapuzinerberg has around a dozen animals – since Tuesday it has been one goat bigger, which should make the bucks especially happy. The “new” named “Miriam” is intended to bring a genetic refresher to the isolated mini-population. The almost two-year-old chamois comes from the Karlsruhe Zoo.
The chamois population on the Stadtberg goes back to a buck that got lost there in 1948 and then gave the man a goat for company. The chamois are looked after and cared for with a lot of love and care. Josef Brawisch, Gerhard Wörndl and Christian Neureiter from the magistrate look after the colony as city hunters and foresters, which of course is not hunted. Whereby hunting is such a thing, because there may be poaching every now and then: In 2013, the then city hunter Sepp Wiesner described on ORF that three animals had disappeared without a trace.
“Miriam” is supposed to make the goats happy
That shouldn’t happen so easily with the new goat from Germany, because she was provided with a sender before she was released into the wild, with which every step and step can be tracked. The young chamois has been cared for by veterinarian Miriam Wiesner at Salzburg Zoo since June 2021. Last Thursday, the 21-kilo animal was brought up the mountain from Hellbrunn, where it has remained in a temporary enclosure to this day.
The fuss during the release – from the mayor down to a horde of journalists – was probably too much for the wild animal: For the time being, it did without the path to freedom and stayed in the spacious enclosure. When the entourage has moved on, it will probably dare to take the step. In addition to the sender, the chamois also has a special feature: it even has a name – “Miriam”, named after its supervisor at the zoo.
Gamskritz maybe as early as May 2023
According to Wiesner, offspring may be expected in a year. “Chamois are sexually mature at around three years of age. That means she’s about to. Maybe the November rut will be over. Then we could already expect a chamois fawn in May next year,” says the veterinarian.
Chamois can live up to 20 years. And it is up to the city hunters to ensure that they actually do that on the Kapuzinerberg: “We drive up there two to three times a week and take care of them. The chamois are provided with hay and leaves. And in winter there is also a grain mixture for feeding,” said hunter Josef Brawisch. According to the hunters, up to 15 chamois currently live on the Kapuzinerberg. The exact number is difficult to determine.
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The chamois colony on the Kapuzinerberg has been one goat stronger since Tuesday, which should make the bucks especially happy.