What a nice postcard arrived yesterday from a fellow Postcrosser..The card shows a beautiful Tatra Chamois.. such a nice card ..Thank you for this Anna.
Posted Germany :01 September: Arrived Sydney : 19 September ; Traveled 18 days
The Chamois ( Rupicapra rupicapra tatrica ) is found in all parts of the Tatras Mountains in Slovakia and Poland. The species has undergone many highs and lows in its population history and reached its Highest in the 20th Century in 1964 with a number of 940 being recorded in Slovak area of Tatras and the their numbers declined dramatically and known to bottom out at the turn of the century 1999 to 2000 the numbers reached 200 individuals , a number critical to the species survival..A five year programme to save the Tatra Chamois was begun in 2001 focussing on preserving the Chamois' environment especially during the mating season by strict regulation of tourism and curtailling poaching. The programme was successful as the population started to recover and after some ten years numbers have risen and are now the highest in recorded history..The highest population of the Chamois was recorded in 2014 when 1389 were recorded in the Tatras..great news..
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