DoC and hunters will cull an initial 6000 animals over the next few weeks to stop the population swelling further and wiping out more native plants. Photo: Stephen JaquieryThe Department of Conservation will this week begin a controversial programme to cull 10,000 Himalayan tahr over the next eight months. DoC and hunters would now work together to cull an initial 6000 animals over the next few weeks, to stop the population swelling further and wiping out more native plants. “This is more than three times the number of animals permitted by the long established Himalayan Tahr Control Plan.”“Urgent action” was required to protect the environment. “Finalising the operational plan has involved input from every organisation with an interest in Himalayan tahr through the Tahr Liaison Group,” she said.

Source: Otago Daily Times October 16, 2018 01:07 UTC