tahr

American  

[tahr] / tɑr /

Or thar

noun

1. any of several Old World wild goats of the genus Hemitragus, as H. jemlahicus Himalayan tahr, introduced into New Zealand, having a long mane and short, stout, recurving horns: most are endangered or threatened in their native regions.

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tahr British  

/ tɑː /

noun

1. any of several goatlike bovid mammals of the genus Hemitragus, such as H. jemlahicus ( Himalayan tahr ), of mountainous regions of S and SW Asia, having a shaggy coat and curved horns

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Etymology

Origin of tahr

First recorded in 1832, tahr is from the Nepali word thār

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The president of Federated Mountain Clubs, Peter Wilson, told Wilderness magazine that tahr control had historically been grossly underfunded, and the out-of-control population was threatening some of the country’s rarest and most pristine wilderness areas.

From The Guardian ● Feb. 25, 2020

As well as trampling native flora, tahr also snack on threatened alpine vegetation such as the the Mount Cook buttercup, the scree buttercup and ranunculus acraeus.

From The Guardian ● Feb. 25, 2020

“I think reducing the tahr population needs to be done in a staged way. Otherwise, it will set back country relations with hunters by a decade.”

From The Guardian ● Feb. 25, 2020

The Himalayan tahr was introduced to New Zealand in 1904 as hunting game for sports shooters, and has thrived in the rugged, alpine environment of the South Island.

From The Guardian ● Feb. 25, 2020

We went by the bald eagle, the white-tailed deer, the tahr goats, the lions, and the striped hyena.

From "The Pigman" by Paul Zindel