A joint count conducted by Polish and Slovak conservationists last month recorded 740 chamois across the entire Tatra range, down from 793 in 2024 and 816 in 2023.
In 2015, the population stood at 1,107, according to officials.
Tatra chamois are counted twice a year, in spring and autumn. The spring census focuses on the number of offspring, while the autumn census is designed to determine the overall population.
The latest count found 249 chamois on the Polish side of the mountains and 491 on the Slovak side, Polish state news agency PAP reported.
More than 60 observers took part in the Polish count on June 13, and around 160 participated on the Slovak side, it said.
Park officials cautioned that the margin of error exceeds 10 percent.
The division into "Polish" and "Slovak" chamois is purely technical, they said, as the animals freely cross the border between the two countries.
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Source: naukawpolsce.pl