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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Mountain Vole

By Dr Ramesh Behera

MOUNTAIN VOLE - This is also called as Royle's mountain vole

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. wild animals name, pictures videos list and domestic animals in English for kids images chats

Family-Muridae,  

Sp.-Alticola roylei , Gray-1842.   

Altitude- 3355-3965m 

Characters:

The colour is rufous brown on the back, becoming yellower and paler on the side and pale brown. The tail is likewise rufus earthy colored above yet pale brown. The tail is less than half portion of the length of the body. Thumb is short, a few times clawless, yet more frequently bears a little compacted hook. The ears are short and venture over the exceptionally short fur of the head. The body is 3 to 4 inches long.

Distribution:

It is seen in higher biotopes of central Asia and North America. But it is found in Kashmir and Kulu in India. However it is also found in Tibet and Pakistan nearer to India. Moreover 7 races are found in India- roylei, blanfordi, montosa, albicaudata, glacialis Miller,cautus Hinton and acmaeus Schwarz.

Habits:

Prater in 1971 expressed that Royle's vole are homesteaders from the good countries of central Asia where these animals likewise moved through the Bering straits to the new world and colonized the entire of North America. The vole likes to inhabiting in open uplands and rocky fields covered with coarse grass. At higher altitude it is seen digging small hole in and about near river.

It is a threatened species due to the great destruction of it’s habitat in the Himalaya.

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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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