{"id":46176,"date":"2026-06-06T11:50:51","date_gmt":"2026-06-06T06:20:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=46176"},"modified":"2026-06-06T14:51:02","modified_gmt":"2026-06-06T09:21:02","slug":"nilgiri-tahr","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/nilgiri-tahr\/","title":{"rendered":"Nilgiri Tahr"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Nilgiri Tahr Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">According to the third synchronised population survey the population of the endangered Nilgiri Tahr, has increased to an estimated 1,364.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Nilgiri Tahr<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a <\/span><b>mountain ungulate<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> endemic to the <\/span><b>southern part of the Western Ghats.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is also known by the <\/span><b>name Nilgiri Ibex or simply Ibex<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Locally the animal is called \u2018Varayaadu\u2019.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is the <\/span><b>only mountain ungulate<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in southern India.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Habitat:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It inhabits the <\/span><b>open montane grassland <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">habitat of the southwestern ghats montane rain forests Eco region.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">At elevations <\/span><b>ranging from 1200 to 2600 m<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, the jungle opens into grasslands interspersed with pockets of stunted forests, known as \u2018sholas.\u2019<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Distribution:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It is found in a roughly 400 km stretch <\/span><b>in the Western Ghats,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> which falls in the states of <\/span><b>Kerala and Tamil Nadu.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span><b>Eravikulam National Park<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (Kerala) has the highest density and largest surviving population of Nilgiri tahr.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Features of Nilgiri Tahr<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">These are <\/span><b>stocky goats with short,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> coarse fur and a bristly mane.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span><b>males are found to be larger than the females,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and have a darker color when mature.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Both sexes have curved horns<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, which are larger in the males.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Conservation Status<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li><b>IUCN:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Endangered\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Wildlife (Protection) Act of India, 1972:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Schedule I.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Threats:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Habitat loss due to rampant deforestation, competition with domestic livestock, hydroelectric projects in Nilgiri tahr habitat, and monoculture plantations.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source: <\/b><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/news\/national\/tamil-nadu\/nilgiri-tahr-population-in-state-increases-to-1364-finds-survey\/article71066022.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">TH<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nilgiri Tahr is a mountain ungulate endemic to the southern part of the Western Ghats. 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