The Nilgiri tahr (Nilgiritragus hylocrius) is an ungulate that is endemic to the Nilgiri Hills and the southern portion of the Western and Eastern Ghats...
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Himalayan tahr, Nilgiritragus for the Nilgiri tahr, and Arabitragus for the Arabian tahr. While the Arabian tahr of Oman and the Nilgiri tahr of South...
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3 sq mi), which includes intact shola-grassland mosaic, habitat for the Nilgiri tahr. Silent Valley National Park lies just to the south and contiguous with...
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Mukurthi National Park (category Tourist attractions in Nilgiris district)
mammal attraction is the Nilgiri tahr. The park was previously known as Nilgiri Tahr National Park. The park is a part of Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve, India's...
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closed season or bag limit on Himalayan tahr, and they may be hunted even with an airgun. Arabian tahr Nilgiri tahr Ale, S.B.; Sathyakumar, S.; Forsyth,...
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grasslands are home to the endangered Nilgiri tahr, which resembles a stocky goat with curved horns. The Nilgiri tahrs are found only in the montane grasslands...
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jackal, Indian boar, Nilgiri tahr, Indian spotted chevrotain, black buck, Asian palm civet, sloth bear, four-horned antelope, Nilgiri marten, Indian crested...
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the tahr. Another place in the UAE, Sir Bani Yas in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, was also set up for its conservation. Himalayan tahr Nilgiri tahr Wildlife...
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include the grizzled giant squirrel, grey slender loris, sloth bear, Nilgiri tahr, Nilgiri langur, lion-tailed macaque, and the Indian leopard. Chennai is...
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been recorded in the park, including the largest regional population of Nilgiri tahr (Nilgiritragus hylocrius), a rare highland ungulate related to sheep...
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naturalist, scholar and lawyer. He is remembered for the first survey of the Nilgiri tahr in 1975 over western ghat range, conducting the first study in India...
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Name Key fauna Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve Lion Tailed Macaque (EN), Nilgiri Tahr (EN), Malabar Giant Squirrel (LC), Nilgiri Langur (VU) Nanda Devi Snow...
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species such as the lion-tailed macaque, Nilgiri tahr, leopard, Nilgiri langur, dhole, and gaur. The endemic Nilgiri tahr, which was on the brink of extinction...
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living species, the Himalayan tahr. Two extinct species are also known from the Pleistocene. The Arabian tahr and Nilgiri tahr were once included in Hemitragus...
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Ghats: "Eravikulam National Park, Munnar, Kerala, India, the home of Nilgiri Tahr". Eravikulam.org. Archived from the original on 4 April 2010. Retrieved...
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altitude of 2,630m above sea level. It is a shelter for Nilgiri Langur, Nilgiri Tahr and Nilgiri Marten. Other major peaks are Doddabetta, Kudikadu (2,590m)...
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endemic species include blackbuck, nilgai, bharal, barasingha, Nilgiri tahr, and Nilgiri langur. There are about 31 species of aquatic mammals including...
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forests. These also include vulnerable species like the Bengal tiger, Nilgiri Tahr, and the lion-tailed macaque. Other mammals found in Tamil Nadu include:...
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Kolukkumalai to Meesapulimala is highly restricted. Wildlife including the Nilgiri tahr, sambar deer, wild gaur, wild dogs and even the sloth bear. U.S.Army...
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species including the Nilgiri tahr, the grizzled giant squirrel, the Nilgiri wood-pigeon, the elephant, the gaur, the Nilgiri langur, the sambar, and...
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include the grizzled giant squirrel, grey slender loris, sloth bear, Nilgiri tahr, Nilgiri langur, lion-tailed macaque, and the Indian leopard. Politics in...
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Hemitragus (Hodgson, 1841) Himalayan tahr, Hemitragus jemlahicus Nilgiritragus Ropiquet & Hassanin, 2005 Nilgiri tahr, Nilgiritragus hylocrius Oreamnos Rafinesque...
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endemic species including Nilgiri Thar, the grizzled giant squirrel, the Nilgiri wood-pigeon, elephant, the gaur, the Nilgiri langur, the sambar, and the...
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Mountain goat (O. americanus) Ovibos Muskox (O. moschatus) Nilgiritragus Nilgiri tahr (N. hylocrius) Ovis Argali (O. ammon) Domestic sheep (O. aries) Bighorn...
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Dhole, sloth bear, Nilgiri tahr, lion-tailed macaque, Nilgiri langur, Salim Ali's fruit bat, stripe-necked mongoose, and Nilgiri marten. About 266 species...
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Mountain goat (O. americanus) Ovibos Muskox (O. moschatus) Nilgiritragus Nilgiri tahr (N. hylocrius) Ovis Argali (O. ammon) Domestic sheep (O. aries) Bighorn...
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Journal, Nilgiri Wildlife and Environment Association and Tamil Nadu Forest Department, 1968 Davidar and E.R.C. The Nilgiri tahr of the Nilgiris, Tahr (Newsletter...
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Mountain goat (O. americanus) Ovibos Muskox (O. moschatus) Nilgiritragus Nilgiri tahr (N. hylocrius) Ovis Argali (O. ammon) Domestic sheep (O. aries) Bighorn...
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Part of Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve and is also UNESCO World Heritage Site.The park was created to protect its keystone species, the Nilgiri tahr characterized...
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Mountain goat (O. americanus) Ovibos Muskox (O. moschatus) Nilgiritragus Nilgiri tahr (N. hylocrius) Ovis Argali (O. ammon) Domestic sheep (O. aries) Bighorn...
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