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E. R. C. Davidar (Tamil: ஈ. ஆர். சி. டேவிதார்) was an Indian naturalist, scholar and lawyer.He is remembered for the first survey of the Nilgiri tahr in 1975 over western ghat range, conducting the first study in India on elephant corridors and taking an active part in the protection of the Nilgiris.
The Nilgiri tahr (Nilgiritragus hylocrius) is an ungulate that is endemic to the Nilgiri Hills and the southern portion of the Western and Eastern Ghats in the states of Tamil Nadu and Kerala in southern India. It is the only species in the genus Nilgiritragus and is closely related to the sheep of the genus Ovis. It is the state animal of ...
In the 1970s, an area of around 5,670 km 2 (2,190 sq mi) in the Nilgiri Mountains was proposed to be included in the list of biosphere reserves of India.This proposed area encompassed a forestry zone of 2,290 km 2 (880 sq mi), a core zone of 2,020 km 2 (780 sq mi), an agricultural zone of 1,330 km 2 (510 sq mi) and a restoration zone of 30 km 2 (12 sq mi).
Nilgiri Tahr is the state animal of Tamil Nadu. [8] It has references from Tamil Sangam Literature like Cilappatikaram and Cīvaka Cintāmaṇi. In 2023, Tamil nadu government has declared October 7 as Nilgiri Tahr Day in honour of E. R. C. Davidar [9]
Tamil Nadu is known for the diversity of its mammals due to the varying environments that sustain both dry and moist deciduous forests. [4] Notable species include Arboreal animals distributed in its hills, grasslands, mangroves, scrubs and forests. These also include vulnerable species like the Bengal tiger, Nilgiri Tahr, and the lion-tailed ...
Mukurthi is near the northern end of the range of the Nilgiri tahr. A three-day census in March 2007 estimated 200 tahrs in the park including 60 young ones sighted. [ 13 ] There are also leopard , bonnet macaque , sambar deer , barking deer , mouse deer , otter , jungle cat , small Indian civet , wild dog , jackal , black-naped hare , shrew ...
S Joseph, AP Thomas, R Satheesh, Large Carnivores in Parambikulam Wildlife Sanctuary, Southern India, Zoos' Print Journal, Nilgiri Wildlife and Environment Association and Tamil Nadu Forest Department, 1968; Davidar and E.R.C. The Nilgiri tahr of the Nilgiris, Tahr (Newsletter of the Nilgiri Wildlife and Environment Association), 2010–11
Threatened species of mammals in the Anamalai Tiger Reserve include Bengal tiger, Indian elephant, Indian leopard, dhole, Nilgiri tahr and lion-tailed macaque, Indian brown mongoose, gaur, Malabar spiny dormouse, Nilgiri langur, rusty-spotted cat, sambar deer, sloth bear and smooth-coated otter, Indian giant squirrel, Indian leopard and Indian ...