High altitude wild animals at threat ?

High altitude environment of Himalayan region

By Dr Ramesh Behera
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          The high altitude environment has its own climatic complex of low atmospheric pressure,     atm ospheric cold, atmospheric aridity, light, snow cover, and also microclimate. The high-altitude areas pose threat to wildlife,threatened high-elevation mammal,  Multiple threats to Himalayan biodiversity, Other Threats and also feeling the impacts of climate change. High altitude environment of Himalayan region:- The Himalay, by prudence of its area and staggering level, goes about as an extraordinary climatic separation and manages meteorological circumstances in the subcontinent districts of South Asia. In any case, the related intricacies and their belongings are yet to be set out to figure out the meteorology of the Indian Himalayan District (IHR). In this audit volume, we combine the outcomes and derivations of a few examinations did in the IHR involving in situ information, somewhat detected information, and model-based meteorological perceptions. Results give experiences int
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SNOW LEOPARD Attack

By Dr Ramesh Behera

     SNOW LEOPARD:-

    Family-Felidae, sp-Panthera uncia, Altitude-3660 to 5185m.

    The snow leopard is the rarest animal and is like a great cat but smaller than the common leopard. The length is  100 -110 cm and the tail is 90 cm. The coat colour is pearl grey and paler spots are distributed all over the body and tail. The ventral part of the body is white. The ears are black with yellowish spots.

    The snow leopard appears to be sparsely vegetated, especially in dry the dry alpine steppe biotopes above the tree line. But it prefers the higher biotopes located between the treeless alpine and subalpine zones, ranging from 3660 to 3965 m. 

    An adult snow leopard weighs around 100 pounds. It kills creatures 3 times its size without difficulty, especially at night. The gestation period ranges from 2 to 3 months.


     (sharma-1994).


    The strikingly gorgeous snow panther stays perhaps of the most baffling feline on the planet. Profoundly adjusted to life on the cool, rough inclines of High Asia the snow panther is an expert of secrecy and disguise. Seldom seen by people, it has come to be known as the 'apparition of the mountains. It has likewise turned into a symbol for these stunning and fundamentally significant scenes, which house a different exhibit of interesting high-elevation species and give basic environment administrations to countless individuals. It is assessed that more than 330 million individuals live inside 10km of streams beginning in snow panther territory and are straightforwardly impacted by the water streaming down from these mountains. Snow panthers meander across enormous wraps of the area's rugged territory, with individual home reaches extending from 200 to 2000 km2. This wandering, the high-elevation feline is seldom located, and in light of the fact that it is so slippery, exact populace numbers are rare, despite the fact that evaluations range from 400 to 700 people in India. The Public authority of India has distinguished the snow panther as a lead animal varieties for the high-height Himalayas. It has fostered a midway upheld program called Undertaking Snow Panther to preserve the species and territories.

     As of now, Snow Panther Populace Appraisal in India (SPAI) is being attempted by the MoEFCC, Govt of India. WWF India is working with the MoEFCC and the state timberland divisions of Arunachal Pradesh and Sikkim for this appraisal. Snow panthers live in the precipitous districts of Focal and Southern Asia. In India, their geological reach envelops a huge piece of the western Himalayas, including the Association Domains of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand and Sikkim and Arunachal Pradesh in the eastern Himalayas. The last two states structure part of the Eastern Himalayas - a need worldwide district of WWF.

    Snow panthers lean toward steep, rough landscapes with rough outcrops and gorges and are typically found at a height of 3,000-5,000 meters or higher in the Himalayas. Such living space gives great cover and an unmistakable view to assist them with surprising their prey. In the IUCN-World Protection Association's Red Rundown of Undermined Species, the snow panther is recorded as Helpless. Moreover, the snow panther, similar to every single enormous feline, is additionally recorded in Addendum I of the Show on Worldwide Exchange of Jeopardized Species (Refers to), which makes the exchanging of creature body parts (i.e., fur, bones and meat) unlawful in signatory nations. A few public regulations in their nations likewise safeguard the snow panthers. In India, the snow panther is recorded under Timetable I of the Natural life (Assurance) Act, 1972, giving it the most elevated security status under the nation's regulations.


    How to escape from Leopard- If a leopard/ Snow leopard starts running towards you, make loud noises by shouting, clapping your hands, and waving your arms. This will make you look bigger and may scare the leopard away.

    Being a veterinary doctor I have treated so many house keeping animals and birds in my life including wild animals and birds.

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