Locking horns with an island ibex

The rugged cliffs along the Adriatic are as steep as they are tranquil. Throughout the arid landscape, there are herds of goats, but among them there is something else too — a special creature known as the kri-kri. It was initially thought that kri-kri, with light brown coats and dark rings around their necks, were a true subspecies of wild goat, but we now know they are actually just a long-established type of feral. Humans have been fascinated by kri-kri for thousands of years and some believe they were worshipped in the ancient world.

Kri-kri were once common all around the Aegean, but these days, they are endangered and are only found on Crete. In part, the Nazis are to blame because during the German occupation in World War II, there was nothing else for guerilla resistance to eat while they were hiding in the mountains. It is illegal, as you can