Which wild bovid, with distinctive long curved ridged horns, is a symbol of the French Alps and was saved from extinction by a protected Italian population in the early 20th century?

• A Alpine ibex (Bouquetin) ✓
• B Alpine chamois
• C Mouflon
• D Mountain goat

The Alpine ibex was hunted to near extinction by the 19th century, but a protected population in Italy's Gran Paradiso allowed reintroduction throughout the Alps.