Composition of the food of the Spanish Wild Goat in Sierras de Cazorla and Segura, Spain

After examining 105 stomach contents of Spanish Wild Goat (Capra pyrenaica Schinz, 1838) gathered at the National Reservation of Sierras de Cazorla and Segura (Southwestern Spain) during the period April 1980 - August 1981, 313 vegetal species have been identified: 177 in spring, 202 in summer, 145 in autumn, and 164 in winter. The basic food components during the 4 seasons have been Quercus ilex and Phillyrea latifolia, except in autumn, in which the most eaten species was Juniperus oxycedrus.