Himalayan Tahr

The Himalayan tahr is a large even-toed ungulate native to the Himalayas in southern Tibet, northern India, western Bhutan and Nepal. It is listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List, as the population is declining due to hunting and habitat loss. Most active during the early morning and late afternoon, Himalayan tahrs spend the middle of the day resting among rocks and vegetation. Very shy and wary, they are difficult to approach, especially from downhill. Threats to native Himalayan tahr populations include poaching, habitat quality, and resource competition with domestic livestock. Manpower and funds limit successful management in the native range. This was developed under section 5(1)(d) of the Wild Animal Control Act 1977. The plan sets a maximum population of 10,000 tahr across 706,000 ha of private land, Crown pastoral leases and public conservation land within the tahr feral range. The feral range is the legal boundary of where tahr are allowed to be.

Scientific name: Hemitragus jemlahicus

Conservation status: Near Threatened (Population decreasing)

Mass: 78 lbs (Adult

Trophic level: Herbivorous

Gestation period: 196 days

Rank: Species

Family: Bovidae