Nilgiri Tahr Project
- The Tamil Nadu government has recently launched an initiative for the conservation of the Nilgiri Tahr, the State animal.
- Under the project, the government plans to develop a better understanding of the Nilgiri Tahr population through surveys and radio telemetry studies; reintroduce the Tahrs to their historical habitat; address proximate threats; and increase public awareness of the species.
- Also known as Nilgiri Ibex, the Nilgiri tahr (Nilgiritragus hylocrius) inhabits montane grasslands with rocky cliffs at elevations.
- It is a sure-footed ungulate and the only mountain ungulate in southern India amongst the 12 species present in ....
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