Indian Gaur : Spotted
After several decades, the locally extinct Indian gaur has been spotted in the Nagarjunasagar Srisailam Tiger Reserve (NSTR) in Andhra Pradesh.
- The Indian Bison of Gaur is the largest and tallest in the family of wild cattle.
- Scientific Name: Bos gaurus
- Gaurs are indigenous to the South and Southeast parts of Asia.
- Gaurs are primarily the denizens of evergreen and semi-evergreen forests along with moist deciduous forests with open grasslands.
- They prefer hilly-terrains below an altitude of 1,500-1,800 m with large and undisturbed forest tracts and abundant water.
