Pictures and facts about the Chiru

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Chiru

Order : Artiodactyla
Family : Bovidae
Subfamily : Antilopinae
Species : Pantholops hodgsonii

 

The Chiru, tibetan antelope is listed as Endangered (EN), considered to be facing a very high risk of extinction in the wild, on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species

Facts about the chiru

Chirus are most unusual creatures.

An estimated three to five chirus are killed for each shawl.

The Tibetan Antelope - Pantholops hodgsonii - is commonly referred to as the Chiru.

The Tibetan antelope, or chiru (Pantholops hodgsonii), is considered an endangered species and is listed on Appendix I of the CITES agreement.

The World Wildlife Fund estimates 18,000 chirus are killed every year to meet the demand for shahtoosh shawls, which can cost hundreds of dollars.

WHY YOU-*has stood up and comes to see that Chiru is obviously taller than her by a head.

chiru is not a member of any public groups (Full text)

Three to five Tibetan antelopes, called chirus, are killed to make each shawl. (Full text)

SAVE THE CHIRUSAs many as three chirus are gruesomely slaughtered to stitch together one shahtoosh shawl. (Full text)

Find where Adrian Chiru is credited alongside another name Adrian Chiru & Email this page to a friend (Full text)

The most peculiar feature about the chiru is, however, its swollen, puffy nose, which is probably connected with breathing a highly rarefied atmosphere. (Full text)

Pictures: Chiru Herd (20 Kb JPEG) (UN FAO), Male Chiru (10 Kb JPEG) (Earth Island) The chiru is endemic to the Tibetan Plateau. (Full text)

Chirus are extremely wary and their wool cannot be shorn like a sheep's wool. (Full text)

Five chirus are slaughtered to make one Shahtoosh Shawl. (Full text)

Introduction/Background: The Tibetan Antelope - Pantholops hodgsonii - is commonly referred to as the Chiru. (Full text)

Chirus are gregarious, sometimes congregating in herds hundreds strong. (Full text)

Other descriptions of Chiru Tibetan Antelope Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Order: Artiodactyla Family: Bovidae Subfamily: Antilopinae Genus: Pantholops Species: hodgsonii Binomial name Pantholops hodgsonii Tibetan antelope (Pantholops hodgsonii), also commonly called the chiru, is a medium sized antelope which is about four feet in height, native to the Tibetan plateau. (Full text)

Chiru is back- no operation (Full text)

Three to five of the antelopes, called chirus, are killed to make each shawl. (Full text)

i guess chiru is the best in south india. (Full text)

Ecology and Behavior Extremely wary by nature, the chiru is constantly on the alert and is hence (Full text)