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 ...

Chennai, June 6: The conservation efforts in Tamil Nadu aimed at protecting the endangered Nilgiri Tahr have shown promising results, with the latest synchronized survey estimating the population of ...

COIMBATORE: The Tamil Nadu Forest Department has developed a mobile application called 'Varudai' to be used for the synchronised Nilgiri Tahr survey to be held from April 24 to 27. 'Varudai' is a word ...

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 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 ...

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 ...

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.

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 ...

Controversial $600,000 tahr culling operations will begin on Thursday after the Department of Conservation received agreement on its operational plan. DOC's acting lead director for tahr control, ...

Himalayan tahr numbers reach 35,000 despite controversial culling aimed at limiting them to 10,000 A non-native goat-like animal is destroying New Zealand’s fragile alpine regions, and government ...

A group of recreational hunters are a threatening a High Court injunction to thwart the Department of Conservation's proposed mass Himalayan tahr cull. The New Zealand Tahr Foundation, a consortium of ...