Project Nilgiri Tahr

  • Recently, Tamil Nadu announced Project Nilgiri Tahr, the first-of-its-kind project that aims to protect the state animal and raise awareness about it.
  • The Nilgiri tahr (Nilgiritragus hylocrius) is a sure-footed ungulate that inhabits the open montane grassland habitats at elevations from 1200 to 2600 m of the South Western Ghats.
  • It is the only mountain ungulate in southern India amongst the 12 species present in India.
  • Its population is restricted to the fragmented patches of grasslands in the Mukurthi National Park, which was previously known as NilgiriTahr National ....
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