The peaks of the Western Ghats, the abode of grasslands, plunging valleys, and precipices, hold many mysteries. Among them being the Nilgiri tahr, about which little is known of. This mountain goat is ...

It was claimed as a win but last week’s court decision on tahr control was mostly legal shots thumping harmlessly into a wall. David Williams reports. ANALYSIS: Last Friday, hunting groups welcomed a ...

The dawn breaks over Akkamalai Grass Hills National Park, painting the rolling meadows in hues of gold and green. At 7 am on Thursday, our trek begins, marking the first day of Tamil Nadu’s second ...

In a five-cent land at the Coimbatore Central Prison compound right next to the Semmozhi Poonga, a Nilgiris Tahr Interpretation Centre is to come up. Last year, for the first time, an enumeration of ...

The population of the endangered Nilgiri tahr has improved in Mukurthi national park, a recent survey found. About 343 Niligiri tahr were found in the Mukurthi national park near Mudumsalai sanctuary.

Chennai: The population of the Nilgiri Tahr, Tamil Nadu’s state animal, has increased marginally from 1,303 to 1,364 this year, according to data released by State Forest Minister R V Ranjith Kumar on ...

A hunting organisation is disputing the numbers released by the Department of Conservation in the wake of its proposed mass tahr cull, saying the proposal is "eradication in disguise". DOC announced ...

Eravikulam National Park reopened on April 1 after two months of closure for Nilgiri tahr breeding The park is located in Kerala's Western Ghats, spanning Idukki and Ernakulam districts Visitors can ...

A Game Animal Council funded study has established it is possible to contain male tahr on private land providing additional hunting opportunities and potentially reducing conflict between guided and ...

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