Domestic Goat(Gabhair)

Identification Tips

• 1Hairy (not woolly) coat
• 2Beard present in both sexes
• 3Horns curve backwards (when present)
• 4More agile and sure-footed than sheep
• 5Various colours, often piebald in feral populations

Similar Species

Domestic Sheep

Goats have hairy coats, beards, and backward-curving horns

Description

Domestic and feral goats can trigger camera traps in rural and upland areas. Feral goat populations exist in some mountainous regions of Ireland.

Habitat