Hawaiian Ibex goat Saddle Road Big Island of Hawaii, USA

            The Hawaiian Ibex is not a true ibex, but rather a feral goat, also known as the Hawaiian feral goat or Spanish goat.
Prior to 1778, there were no goats on any of the Hawaiian Islands. It was upon the arrival of Captain Cook and Captain Vancouver that goats were introduced to the islands in 1779.
The idea was to populate the island with a food source for sailors on future expeditions. The islanders cared for these animals and used them for meat, milk, and skin in the early days, but with just about every other animal introduced to Hawaii, the original intentions were good but the end result is damage to the fragile ecosystem of the islands. It is estimated that they number somewhere in the area of 2000 now and are frequently seen alongside the highways with many along the Big Island’s Saddle road. 

   

Taken on: December 14, 2023

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