Domestic goats represent an important resource for rural human communities in tropical dry regions of Latin America. Management of this species in extensive systems is a common practice in the Tehuacán-Cuicatlán Biosphere Reserve (TCBR) in Mexico. We analyzed the spatial and temporal variation of movements associated with the foraging behavior of goats in the TCBR. In order to determine the foraging areas and routes, we followed five herds using a satellite GPS collar during the rainy season of 2017 and the dry season of 2018. Herd size varied from 13 to 90 goats. During the dry season, larger herds traveled longer distances. The herds without a goatherd foraged for longer periods during the rainy season. The size of the foraging area in the rainy season varied from 125 to 378 ha and in the dry season varied from 91 to 428 ha. The geographic location and types of vegetation they covered were different. The results of the present study further the knowledge of the foraging habits of goats in tropical dry regions and thus contribute to the generation and establishment of best livestock practices in protected natural areas such as the TCBR.

家山羊是拉丁美洲热带干旱地区农村人类社区的重要资源。在墨西哥的Tehuacán-Cuicatlán生物圈保护区（TCBR）中，在广泛的系统中对该物种进行管理是一种普遍做法。我们分析了与TCBR中山羊觅食行为相关的运动的时空变化。为了确定觅食区域和路线，我们在2017年的雨季和2018年的旱季期间使用卫星GPS项圈跟踪了5个牧群。牧群的大小从13到90只山羊不等。在干旱季节，较大的牛群行进了更长的距离。在雨季，没有牧羊人的牧群会觅食更长的时间。雨季的觅食区面积从125到378公顷不等，而旱季的觅食区从91到428公顷不等。他们所覆盖的植被的地理位置和类型不同。本研究的结果进一步了解了热带干旱地区山羊的觅食习惯，因此有助于在诸如TCBR之类的自然保护区建立和建立最佳的牲畜饲养方式。