#EndangeredSpeciesDay
1. Kashmiri Red Stag
Only found in the northern parts of Jammu&Kashmir and in Himachal Pradesh.
1. Kashmiri Red Stag
Only found in the northern parts of Jammu&Kashmir and in Himachal Pradesh.
2.Tibetan antelope
Very few are found across the border in Ladakh, India
Very few are found across the border in Ladakh, India
3.Black-necked crane
The only high altitude crane, a
few pairs found within the
limits of Trans-Himalayan
marsh.
Frequently seen in Tso-moriri
lake, Ladakh.
The only high altitude crane, a
few pairs found within the
limits of Trans-Himalayan
marsh.
Frequently seen in Tso-moriri
lake, Ladakh.
4 .Snow leopard
Adapted completely to live
in Snow – covered areas at
temperatures upto -400c.
Inhabits alpine stepee, grass
land and scrub above the
tree line.
Generally seen in Hemis
National Park, Ladakh
Adapted completely to live
in Snow – covered areas at
temperatures upto -400c.
Inhabits alpine stepee, grass
land and scrub above the
tree line.
Generally seen in Hemis
National Park, Ladakh
5. Ibex
A dark brown goat with dull
white saddle patch.
Distributed along steep crags
above the tree line.
Frequently sighted at Kanji
Wildlife Sanctuary and Hemis
& Kishtwar National Parks.
A dark brown goat with dull
white saddle patch.
Distributed along steep crags
above the tree line.
Frequently sighted at Kanji
Wildlife Sanctuary and Hemis
& Kishtwar National Parks.
6.Himalayan tahr
A copper – brown mountain
goat that lives in extremely
inaccessible terrain.
Inhabit precipitous slopes –
prefers oak forests.
Occasionally seen in Kishtwar
National Park, Jammu
A copper – brown mountain
goat that lives in extremely
inaccessible terrain.
Inhabit precipitous slopes –
prefers oak forests.
Occasionally seen in Kishtwar
National Park, Jammu
7. Pangolin
Mostly found throughout the foothills of the Himalayas and in the Indian plains.
Pangolin that will soon be completely extinct if we do not take care of it. This anteater is a famous animal for being the only burrowing mammal to be covered entirely in scales.
Mostly found throughout the foothills of the Himalayas and in the Indian plains.
Pangolin that will soon be completely extinct if we do not take care of it. This anteater is a famous animal for being the only burrowing mammal to be covered entirely in scales.
8. Asiatic Lion
This subspecies of Lion is more comfortable in the semi-deciduous environment and that is why the only place in the world you are to find Asiatic Lions in India is in Gujarat’s Gir National Park and Sanctuary which is covered with dry-deciduous forest.
This subspecies of Lion is more comfortable in the semi-deciduous environment and that is why the only place in the world you are to find Asiatic Lions in India is in Gujarat’s Gir National Park and Sanctuary which is covered with dry-deciduous forest.
9.Lion-Tailed Macaque
This endangered primate lives on the lush rainforest of the Western Ghats in the southwestern parts of India like Kalakkadu Hills and the Anaimalai Hills of Tamil Nadu and Sirsi-Honnavara rainforests of Karnataka.
This endangered primate lives on the lush rainforest of the Western Ghats in the southwestern parts of India like Kalakkadu Hills and the Anaimalai Hills of Tamil Nadu and Sirsi-Honnavara rainforests of Karnataka.
10.Gangetic dolphin
if you wonder where to find them, well, it’s not in the ocean but the two rivers of India, Ganges& Brahmaputra. It's National Aquatic Animal of India .
The perfect location to witness this aquatic animal, visit Vikramshila Gangetic Dolphin Sanctuary in Bihar
if you wonder where to find them, well, it’s not in the ocean but the two rivers of India, Ganges& Brahmaputra. It's National Aquatic Animal of India .
The perfect location to witness this aquatic animal, visit Vikramshila Gangetic Dolphin Sanctuary in Bihar
11. Red Panda
We’ve got it all wrong till today, the Red Pandas are not the relatives of the Giant Pandas, they have their own phylogenetic family. Seen in wildlife zoos in the Himalayan destinations of Darjeeling, Sikkim and the Northeast states of Meghalaya, Arunachal Pradesh
We’ve got it all wrong till today, the Red Pandas are not the relatives of the Giant Pandas, they have their own phylogenetic family. Seen in wildlife zoos in the Himalayan destinations of Darjeeling, Sikkim and the Northeast states of Meghalaya, Arunachal Pradesh
12. Sangai aka Dancing Deer
The state animal of Manipur
This animal prefers staying in the marshy land atop floating phumdis in the UNESCO World Heritage Site in Manipur at the Loktak Lake in Keibul Lamjao National Park
The state animal of Manipur
This animal prefers staying in the marshy land atop floating phumdis in the UNESCO World Heritage Site in Manipur at the Loktak Lake in Keibul Lamjao National Park
13.Nilgiri Tahr also known as an Ibex. This state animal of Tamil Nadu prefers living under montane forest that is found in the southern parts of the Western Ghats in India.
Being mountain goats, they are expert in climbing the rocky cliffs.
Being mountain goats, they are expert in climbing the rocky cliffs.
14.Mishmi Takin
With horns like from the Disney animated movie,‘The beauty and the Beast’ this subspecies of Takin, Mishmi Takin is a goat-antelope often targeted by the poachers for its skin. Can be seen in Northeast destination of Arunachal Pradesh in Dibang Wildlife Sanctuary
With horns like from the Disney animated movie,‘The beauty and the Beast’ this subspecies of Takin, Mishmi Takin is a goat-antelope often targeted by the poachers for its skin. Can be seen in Northeast destination of Arunachal Pradesh in Dibang Wildlife Sanctuary
India, a megadiverse country with 2.4% of the world's land area, accounts for 7-8% of all recorded species, with over 45,000 species of plants and 91,000 species of animals.
India has a total of 683 animal species in endangered, critically endangered & vulnerable in IUCN list
India has a total of 683 animal species in endangered, critically endangered & vulnerable in IUCN list
