000			01085pam a2200157 a 4500
020			_a9781877566127
082			_aZ 599.647
100			_aTustin, K. G.
245			_aNew Zealand's mountain monarchs _bunlocking the secrets of the Himalayan tahr in New Zealand. A personal odyssey from hunter to filmmaker _cKen Tustin.
260			_aAuckland, N.Z. : _bHalcyon Press _c2011.
300			_a328 p. : _bcol. ill., map ; _c25 cm.
500			_aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 322-325).
520			_a"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.
650			_aHimalayan tahr
024			_a4219.147651
999			_c24448 _d24448