Also, a population exists on Table Mountain in South Africa, descended from a pair of tahrs that escaped from a zoo in 1936,[4] but most of these have been culled.

[5] As for the Nilgiri tahr, research indicates its presence to be in the mountain ranges of southern India.

Totalling ~1400 individuals in 1998, its largest remaining population appears to survive between the Indian states of Tamil Nadu and Kerala, where it may be vulnerable to poachers and illegal hunting.

Tahrs are not generally active or feed at night and can be found at the same location morning and evening.

In 2023, Tamil nadu government has declared October 7 as Nilgiri Tahr Day in honour of E. R. C. Davidar[9]