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Himalayan tahr in the news

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Read media releases and blog posts about Himalayan tahr.

Media releases

DOC releases new plan for Himalayan tahr

Date: 10 May 2021
DOC new plan to manage Himalayan tahr lays the groundwork for hunters to play a bigger part in tahr management in future years.

DOC completes tahr control for 2020

Date: 26 November 2020
DOC has completed its planned Himalayan tahr control operations within the tahr feral range for 2020.

First survey of Himalayan tahr on Crown pastoral land

Date: 29 October 2020
Himalayan tahr on Crown pastoral land are being surveyed for the first time as part of efforts to learn more about their population in the iconic South Island high country.

Tahr control detail finalised for 2020/21

Date: 14 September 2020
DOC has met with the Game Animal Council to discuss where Himalayan tahr control operations will be undertaken this year.

Tahr Control Operational Plan released

Date: 01 September 2020
DOC has released its reconsidered Tahr Control Operational Plan for 2020/2021, which describes how DOC will control Himalayan tahr on public conservation land to protect native alpine ecosystems.

New maps to help Himalayan tahr trophy hunters

Date: 14 August 2020
DOC says hunters seeking a trophy Himalayan tahr can now access new maps showing where mature bulls were seen during recent control operations.

Native species to benefit as tahr control starts

Date: 17 July 2020
Himalayan tahr control is underway in the Southern Alps/Kā Tiritiri o te Moana, as the Department of Conservation moves to protect native plants and wildlife habitats vulnerable to tahr impacts.

Himalayan tahr control to protect national parks

Date: 10 July 2020
DOC is welcoming the findings of a judicial review into the lawfulness of its Operational Plan to control Himalayan tahr in the central South Island.

Himalayan tahr control to benefit native plants

Date: 25 February 2020
Some of New Zealand’s unique alpine plant communities have a chance to recover and regenerate, following DOC and hunters’ ongoing efforts to control Himalayan tahr in the South Island.

Blog posts

10 questions about tahr
07 August 2020
You might have seen Himalayan tahr in the news recently. Here are 10 of the most asked questions we get about tahr.

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