The Himalayan tahr will be greatly missed.” The zoo is considering options for the future of the tahr habitat, according to zoo officials. Want more Akron news?

Himalayan tahr are large goat-like animals, native to the central Himalayan ranges of India and Nepal. In New Zealand tahr are found in the central Southern Alps.

DOC’s annual Operational Plan identifies how it will implement the statutory Himalayan Thar Control Plan 1993 (HTCP), which sets a maximum population of 10,000 tahr across 706,000 ha of private ...

DOC’s proposal to kill 17,500 Himalayan tahr over the next 10 months is rushed, based on slender evidence, and could spell the demise of a unique and valuable trophy herd, says NZ Deerstalkers ...

Himalayan tahr are native to Tibet, Nepal, and India, but were introduced on New Zealand’s South Island in the early 1900s. With no natural predators, tahr quickly populated the region and now their ...

Gary Lewis / For The BulletinA male Himalayan tahr (center) and a younger bull (left) with nannies sit on a cliff wall. The land is young and new in New Zealand, risen from the sea.

Himalayan tahr were introduced to the South Island by European settlers By MICHAEL GADD FOR MAILONLINE Published: 03:58 EDT, 23 November 2014 | Updated: 04:01 EDT, 23 November 2014 ...

Sikkim MLA Tenzing Norbu Lamtha adopts Himalayan Tahr Somdev to support conservation and animal welfare. His active involvement boosts the zoo's breeding programme and staff morale.

A sweeping cull of at least 17,500 Himalayan mountain tahr proposed by the Minister of Conservation, Eugenie Sage, has been called "wasteful" and "appalling" and could be challenged in court.

Himalayan tahr. Photo / Stephen Jaquiery. The Department of Conservation has completed its planned Himalayan tahr control operations for the year.