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High altitude environment of Himalayan region

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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

Pallas's Cat

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Pallas's Cat:-  Family-Felcidae, Sp.-Felis manul Pallas, Altitude-3000 m.      The Pallas's Cat is like a domestic cat in size but differs in a broader head, low set ears and long, thick cylindrically tail. The colour of the face is grey and the body is silver-grey.  The silver-grey body may vary to yellowish buff. The hairs on the back are soft, thick, and black at the base. Sometimes traces of dark transverse stripes are shown on the lions and limbs.  Its head-and-body length ranges from 46 to 65 cm with a 21 to 31 cm long tail.                          The  Pallas's Cat  is also generally seen in Tibet, Iran, Pakistan, and Central Asia. It generally prefers to stay at high altitudes featuring rugged and rocky terrain.               T he female gives birth to  two to six kittens between the end of April and late May.  The gestation period is 66 to 75 days. ( Sharma-1994, untamed science,Cheyenne mountain zoo) Pallas' feline is comparable in size to a home-grown felin