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Himalayan goral
घुरड़ (ghural)
A goat-antelope the size of a large dog, grey-brown with short backward-curving horns, standing on near-vertical rock.
How to recognise it
Scan steep grassy cliffs early or late. A goral stands still and grey against grey rock, and usually moves first.
Protection
Schedule I of the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972.
Where to see it
Mussoorie
The commonest large wild mammal of the lower Himalaya, and the one most often seen from a road; herds are small, usually under six animals.
Jabarkhet Nature Reserve (often) · Benog Tibba & Wildlife Sanctuary (often) · Cloud's End (in season)
Naggar
The commonest large wild mammal of the lower Himalaya, and the one most often seen from a road; herds are small, usually under six animals.
Jana Waterfall (in season) · Jogini Falls (in season) · Great Himalayan National Park (often)