However, despite Pasumalai’s suitability as a Nilgiri Tahr habitat, anthropogenic pressures pose a significant threat. Livestock grazing has been documented in the area, which could disrupt the ...

CHENNAI: The Tamil Nadu government on Thursday launched the Nilgiri Tahr, an ambitious flagship programme to conserve the state animal. Chief Minister M K Stalin launched the project at a function ...

Chennai: The state government on Saturday declared October 7, 2023 as ‘Nilgiri Tahr Day’, which will be observed every year from now on. Chief Minister M K Stalin also released a poster on the ...

TN CM M.K. Stalin launches 'Project Nilgiri Tahr' to conserve TN's State Animal. Outlay of ₹25 crore to develop understanding, re-introduce Tahr, increase awareness, develop eco-tourism, bi ...

The Nilgiri tahr, a mountain goat that inhabits high-altitude terrain of the Western Ghats is now in the spotlight, thanks to the State Government’s recently-launched project .

The shy, elusive Nilgiri tahr once occurred over a large area in the Western Ghats, a biodiversity hotspot in India, but its distribution has shrunk considerably since the 1950s. Currently, about ...

India’s first Nilgiri Tahr project to conserve the State animal of Tamil Nadu will be taken up at a cost of ₹25.14 crore. The State government, on Wednesday, issued an order sanctioning the ...

Nilgiri Tahr is an endangered, hoofed mammal endemic to the Western Ghats. Historically, this animal was found everywhere in the Western Ghats, ...

Historically, the Nilgiri Tahr has been found everywhere in the Western Ghats, but currently only 3,000 exist and their habitat is restricted to one tenth of their original range.

An adult Nilgiri Tahr develops a light gray area on their fur which is why they are also known as ‘saddlebacks’. It is the state animal of Tamil Nadu . The Nilgiri Tahr has been estimated to ...

The state had declared October 7 as Nilgiri Tahr Day, honouring E R C Davidar, who pioneered the scientific study of the species. Follow The New Indian Express channel on WhatsApp ...