why are nubian ibex endangered
Click the image to expand. The Nubian Ibex, a relative to the goat, lives in the mountainous desert areas. Their numbers are declining because they are hunted for their meat and for the magnificent horns on males, and because they must struggle over food with livestock.Body length: 140-150cm.rey for their meat and horns causes their population to decline... Humans have always hunted the Nubian Ibex because they are a rare source of meat in the desert. Even today, their prominent horns are sought after by poachers.