Other Species of Bovidae.
The Tourist Department has in recent years introduced various species of large game into New Zealand. Thus a small number of thar, or Himalayan goats (Capra jemlaica), are now running wild on the Sealey Range, near Mount Cook. Apparently they are increasing rapidly.
Chamois are also increasing in the neighbourhood of Mount Cook. The first were introduced in 1907, when eight were received as a present from the late Emperor of Austria. By latest accounts there is now a considerable flock in that mountain region.