Species File: Exploring India’s biodiversity, one species at a time. A 2026 survey counted 1,364 Nilgiri tahr in Tamil Nadu, nearly 5% more than the last year. Southern India’s only mountain ungulate, the Nilgiri tahr (Nilgiritragus hylocrius), is Tamil Nadu’s state animal. Endemic to the Nilgiris, it is locally known as varayaadu, or cliff goat. […]
Species File: Exploring India’s biodiversity, one species at a time. A 2026 survey counted 1,364 Nilgiri tahr in Tamil Nadu, nearly 5% more than the last year. Southern India’s only mountain ungulate, the Nilgiri tahr (Nilgiritragus hylocrius), is Tamil Nadu’s state animal. Endemic to the Nilgiris, it is locally known as varayaadu, or cliff goat. […]
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