A hunter in New Zealand proves just how remarkably the Himalayan tahr can blend into their environment in a video filmed while out on a shoot. At first, the opening moments of Brett Langford's short ...

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 ...

Some of New Zealand’s unique alpine plant communities have a chance to recover and regenerate, following the Department of Conservation (DOC) and hunters’ ongoing efforts to control Himalayan tahr in ...

A photo of tahr within the Gammack/Two Thumb Range. DOC is aerially surveying the Himalayan Tahr population on public conservation land. DOC / Supplied Helicopters are to be used to survey the exact ...

I turn the riflescope down to the lowest power, adjust the bipod, and try to settle into a stable shooting position on the steep rock face. “He’s heading right for us,” says my 21-year-old guide Ben ...

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, ...

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 ...

Tahrs are famed for their agility and balance on steep, rocky slopes – and a tiny youngster recently proved exactly why. In a video published on Table Mountain Experience’s Facebook page, a baby ...

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 ...