The Minister of Conservation welcomes the planned start this Thursday, weather permitting, of the Department of Conservation’s Himalayan tahr control operation following discussion and consultation ...

1. Sexual differences in behaviour and ecology have important implications for the management of harvested ungulate populations. 2. This study investigated the long-term effects of harvesting on the ...

Conservation Minister Eugenie Sage said yesterday’s constructive meeting of the Himalayan Tahr Liaison Group made good progress in helping the Department of Conservation (DOC) finalise the most ...

The Department of Conservation (DOC) is closing in on its target of 10,000 Himalayan tahr culled on conservation land this season. The controversial tahr cull programme was ramped up in July, ...

It was claimed as a win but last week’s court decision on tahr control was mostly legal shots thumping harmlessly into a wall. David Williams reports. ANALYSIS: Last Friday, hunting groups welcomed a ...

The Department of Conservation's new plan to manage Himalayan tahr numbers means hunters will play a bigger part in the management. Photo / NZH The Department of Conservation's new plan to manage ...

AKRON, Ohio – The Akron Zoo on Wednesday announced the death of its 20-year-old Himalayan tahr, Amanda. Amanda was the oldest Himalayan tahr on record in North America and the third oldest tahr in the ...

Government restrictions on where helicopters can fly make it difficult for hunters to find other places to hunt tahr, according to Tahr Foundation chairman Snow Hewetson. In a statement yesterday, New ...

The Department of Conservation (DoC) will this week begin a controversial programme to cull 10,000 Himalayan tahr over the next eight months. Conservation Minister Eugenie Sage had earlier flagged her ...

Officials recovered five carcasses of the Himalayan Tahr, a species protected under Schedule I of the Wildlife (Protection) Act, along with one carcass of a Ghoral from their possession. Additionally, ...

CHENNAI: The three-day synchronised Nilgiri tahr survey began on Monday, with the focus on identifying small isolated populations, which are on the verge of local extinction. On Day 1, 140 teams ...