Wild goats are seen on a mountain after members of Van Gendarmerie Public Security Command scattered grass on the mountainside in Gurpinar district of Van province, Turkey.

The wild goat is one of the ancestors of the domestic goat. The region it inhabits ranges from Turkey to Pakistan. Due to the habitat loss and poaching, the population of the wild goat is declining and it is listed as vulnerable by the International Union for Conservation of Nature.

Here are photos of the wild goats taken by Ozkan Bilgin in Turkey.

(All photos via VCG)

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