The second annual synchronised estimation of Nilgiri tahr in Tamil Nadu and Kerala that begins on Thursday, April 24, will cover 36 new blocks in addition to the 140 blocks surveyed last year.

At 7 am on Thursday, our trek begins, marking the first day of Tamil Nadu’s second synchronised Nilgiri Tahr survey. The air is crisp, the terrain unforgiving—rocky slopes, steep gorges ...

C HENNAI: The first-ever synchronised survey of the Nilgiri Tahr, conducted from April 29 to May 1 this year, has revealed a total population of 1,031 tahrs in Tamil Nadu, with 552 living in ...

The Forest Department on Monday launched the first synchronised estimation of the Nilgiri Tahr, the State animal of Tamil Nadu. The synchronised survey will also cover the Eravikulam and the ...