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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Himalayan Marmot

By Dr Ramesh Behera

 HIMALAYAN MARMOT -

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Altitude- 3965-5490m




                The Himalayan marmot body and limbs colour is yellowish brown . The upper part of body is blackish. The lower part of belly is deep brown. The head and body length of adult marmot is around 2 feets and tail 5 inches.
                    It is seen in Tibet, Ladakh, Nepal and Pakistan. They live in colonies at higher biotopes and they stay in holes especially in winter. Their food habit is roots, leaves, grasses and seeds of different plants in the morning as well as evening. when they sensing danger, produce a hissing call to their friends heading in to their hole / tunnel.Generally, they give birth in spring when snows melted and plenty of food is available. Out of wildlife scenario ,it is a threatened species for meat and fur. However, they can not be tamed.

 (Sharma-1994)


                            Himalayan marmots are tracked down in South Asia and in China. In South Asia, they happen all through the Himalayas of India, Nepal, and Pakistan. In China, these creatures have been kept in Xinjiang, Qinghai, Gansu, Xizang, western Sichuan, and Yunnan territories. Himalayan marmots occupy high fields and deserts, as well as snow capped glades.

Habits:

                       Himalayan marmots are social animals that live in states and uncover profound tunnels which settlement individuals share during hibernation. Their tunnels are somewhere in the range of 2 and 10 m (6.6 and 32.8 ft) profound. Where soil conditions are ideal on alluvial patios, marmot settlements contain up to 30 families, with up to 10 families residing in a space of 1 km (0.62 mi). These marmots are diurnal and are generally dynamic toward the beginning of the day and late evening. They sleep for 6-8 months during the coldest seasons. Females and their reliant posterity invest more energy in their tunnels during pre-summer and late-spring. Guys, notwithstanding, invest more energy outside the tunnels, looking for likely hunters. Himalayan marmots associate through hello conduct that comprises of a nose-to-nose, nose-to-mouth, or nose-to-cheek contact. They additionally prefer to "play battle" and convey by whistling or tweeting. At the point when they are undermined they produce alert calls.

Feeding:

                 Himalayan marmots are herbivores. They eat plants developing on pastures, specifically, the delicate and delicious pieces of lush plant species. They may likewise consume seeds, grains, organic product, and nuts.

Breeding:

                    Himalayan marmots are for the most part monogamous, be that as it may, in certain species, females might have different mates. Reproducing happens in February and Walk. Following one month of incubation, females bring forth litters of 2 to 11 youthful. Moms nurture their children in the tunnels in the span of 15 days after birth. Not long after weaning and rising up out of the tunnel little marmots become autonomous and can search all alone. Youthful females in this species become reproductively mature at two years old years.

Threats:

                    By and large, there are no significant dangers to Himalayan marmots. In any case, in South Asia, these creatures are pursued for food and utilized in ethnomedicinal purposes; they additionally experience the ill effects of homegrown hunters, and the deficiency of their territory.

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