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Tamil Nadu, Kerala to count Nilgiri tahrs in a first synchronised survey from April 29

Five months after the launch of the Project Nilgiri Tahr, Tamil Nadu is all set to estimate the population of its State animal.

Forest Departments of Tamil Nadu and Kerala will jointly count the population of the mountain ungulate in a three-day synchronised census starting from April 29.

Supriya Sahu, Additional Chief Secretary, Environment, Climate Change and Forest, told The Hindu bounded count and double observer methods would be used to estimate the population of the species. The survey would be carried out by 700 people.

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