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Arabian Tahr in Oman

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 April 2009

Paul Munton
Paul Munton
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9 Stanlake Villas, London W12 7EX.
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Abstract

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Arabian tahr are confined to Oman, with a population of under 2000. Unlike other tahr species, which depend on grass, Arabian tahr require also fruits, seeds and young shoots. The areas where these can be found in this arid country are on certain north-facing mountain slopes with a higher rainfall, and it is there that reserves to protect this tahr must be made. The author spent two years in Oman studying the tahr.

Type
Research Article
Information
Oryx , Volume 15 , Issue 2 , November 1979 , pp. 145 - 147
Copyright
Copyright © Fauna and Flora International 1979

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