Herd of Himalayan tahr, spotted grazing on hill slopes above Namche Bazaar town, Sagarmatha National Park, eastern Nepal


The Himalayan tahr (Hemitragus jemlahicus) is a large even-toed ungulate native to the Himalayas in southern Tibet, northern India, western Bhutan and Nepal. It is listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List, as the population is declining due to hunting and habitat loss.


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