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Tahr in a Nepal National Park

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 April 2009

Michael J. B. Green
Michael J. B. Green
Affiliation:
Department of Applied Biology, Pembroke Street, Cambridge CB2 3BX.
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Abstract

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The Himalayan tahr Hemitragus jemlahicus occurs along the southern flanks of the Himalaya, from the Pir Panjal Range in northern India eastwards through Nepal to Sikkim, between 1500m and 5200m. It is also reported as being ‘not uncommon’ at 1500–2100m in southwest Bhutan. It is the only one of the three surviving tahr species that is not endangered. In Nepal its formerly continuous distribution has been disrupted by traditional land-use practices, which are spreading due to the increasing human population, and some hunting. Schaller mapped 14 populations known to occur in Nepal, but many more undoubtedly exist.

Type
Research Article
Information
Oryx , Volume 15 , Issue 2 , November 1979 , pp. 140 - 144
Copyright
Copyright © Fauna and Flora International 1979

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