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New Zealand's mountain monarchs unlocking the secrets of the Himalayan tahr in New Zealand. A personal odyssey from hunter to filmmaker Ken Tustin.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Auckland, N.Z. : Halcyon Press 2011.Description: 328 p. : col. ill., map ; 25 cmISBN:
  • 9781877566127
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • Z 599.647
Summary: "A century ago , a little-known, exotic animal, the Himalayan tahr, was introduced into N.Z. for big-game sporting purposes. From a few releases at Aoraki Mt Cook, tahr are now permanent inhabitants of the sub-alphine zones in the central Southern Alps. Their ecology, lifestyle and unique behaviour, both here and in their homelands, remained largely undocumented until now. The author was drawn to working with Himalayan tahr, as a hunter, scientist, helicopter pilot and recently as a documentary maker"--Inside front cover.
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Non-Fiction - New Zealand Non-Fiction - New Zealand Waimate Non-Fiction Non Fiction 599.647 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Not For Loan Not for loan A00597343

Includes bibliographical references (p. 322-325).

"A century ago , a little-known, exotic animal, the Himalayan tahr, was introduced into N.Z. for big-game sporting purposes. From a few releases at Aoraki Mt Cook, tahr are now permanent inhabitants of the sub-alphine zones in the central Southern Alps. Their ecology, lifestyle and unique behaviour, both here and in their homelands, remained largely undocumented until now. The author was drawn to working with Himalayan tahr, as a hunter, scientist, helicopter pilot and recently as a documentary maker"--Inside front cover.

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