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Using DNA extracted from fecal pellets, we estimated the size of an argali (\n                    <jats:italic>Ovis ammon<\/jats:italic>\n                    ) population that was believed to be isolated from others within the Big Pamir Mountains, Afghanistan, an area where access was difficult and expensive. We used closed\u2010capture models to estimate abundance, and Pradel models to examine closure assumptions, both as implemented in Program MARK. We also made visual counts of argali in the Big Pamirs, allowing comparison of count indices of abundance with modeled estimates. Our model\u2010averaged estimate for female argali in the Big Pamir was 172 (95% CI = 117\u2013232), which was about 23% higher than our best assessment using uncorrected visual counts. However, mark\u2010recapture models suggested that males were not a closed population; thus, we were unable to provide a meaningful estimate of overall population size. Males either suffered much higher mortality than females during the sampling period, or, more likely, males moved in and out of the Big Pamir area. Although information from DNA did not provide a clear overall population estimate, it suggested that the Big Pamir was not isolated from other argali populations, which could not have been confirmed with visual observations alone. Estimating argali population size using mark\u2010recapture models and fecal DNA is feasible but may be too expensive for frequent monitoring of large and remote populations. 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