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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Tourism industry operators are pleading for the government to halt DoC’s plan for a mass killing of Himalayan Tahr, saying the animals provide hundreds of jobs and a multi-million dollar benefit to ...

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