Shamua
Rupicarpa rupicarpa

The main problem for the species is poaching. The shamua is very vulnerable and easy to shoot with long-range weapons, while they are up on the rocky hills – they feel safe there and do not run to escape danger. If death rates caused by humans decrease, the numbers of shamua populations will be easily restored. The Pirin species is a pure representative of the sub-species Balkan shamua, typical for the southern parts of the Balkan Peninsula (Rupicarpa rupicarpa balcanica) .

Due to its limited distribution and the negative factors that are typical not only for our country, the Balkan shamua is endangered as a whole. So it is of growing importance to pay maximum efforts to conserve such a pure population, preserved in its natural environment.