Nilgiri Tahr Conservation Project

About:

• Under The Nilgiri Tahr project, the Tamil Nadu government plans to
• Develop a better understanding of the Nilgiri Tahr population through surveys and radio telemetry studies
• Reintroduce the Tahrs to their historical habitat
• Address proximate threats
• Increase public awareness of the species
• The project is to be implemented for 5 year period from 2022 to 2027.

What is Nilgiri Tahr?

• Nilgiri Tahr is the only Caprinae species found in the tropical mountains of southern
• Habitat: They are endemic to the Western Ghats and used to inhabit a large part of the Western Ghats between Kerala and Tamil Nadu.
• Conservation Status
• IUCN - Endangered
• Wildlife (Protection) Act of India, 1972 - Schedule I