Nilgiri tahr population expands beyond Mukurthi National Park
The Hindu
‘The species is trying to re-colonise habitats from which it was displaced’
The population of the iconic Nilgiri tahr could be expanding into habitats from which they were previously decimated due to poaching and habitat loss.
A recent image of a lone Nilgiri tahr, the State animal, atop a rocky outcrop in Kinnakorai, could point to the species trying to re-establish itself in habitats from which it was previously displaced.
The image was captured by M.A. Thenmurugakani, a member of OSAI conservation group, and shows the animal in the rocky outcrop just above a nearby tea estate.
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