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Nilgiri Tahr survey
April 30 , 2024
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- With a resolve to remove the Nilgiri Tahr (Nilgiritragus hylocrius) from the endangered status, the Tamil Nadu government is executing a synchronised survey of the State animal.
- IUCN representative is also a part in the exercise as an observer.
- The animal is listed as an endangered species by the IUCN and protected under Schedule-I of the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972.
- At present, there are around 3,000 Tahr in the Western Ghats, according to a report released by the World Wildlife Fund India in 2015.
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