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THE HIMALAYAS
ANIMAL TYPES
There are many types of animals in the Himalayas
and they should be protected because some of them
are only indigenous to the Himalayan region and can
not be found anywhere else in the world.
MAMMALS
The mammals of the Himalayas are mainly large
animals but there are a few small ones like rodents
and small groundhog type animals.
TIBETAN MASTIFF
ASIAN ELEPHANT
GANGES RIVER DOLPHIN
ASIAN GOLDEN CAT
BROWN BEAR
CLOUDED LEOPARD
EURASIAN LYNX
GIANT PANDA
GREY WOLF
LEOPARD
LEOPARD CAT
RED FOX
RED PANDA
SNOW LEOPARD
TIBETAN FOX
TIGER
ARGALI SHEEP
BHARAL
MARKHOR
WILD BOAR
PLATEAU PIKA
INDIAN RHINOCEROS
GOLDEN AND GREY LANGURS
HIMALAYAN MARMOT
WOOD MOUSE
BIRDS
The birds of the Himalayas are colorful and
extravagant in nature which is kind of odd since they
are in such a remote area.
BAR HEADED GOOSE
SNOW GOOSE
GOLDEN EAGLE
LAMMERGEIER
DEMOISELLE CRANE
PEACOCK
TEMMINCK’S TRAGOPAN
EURASIAN EAGLE OWL
GOLDCREST
JACKDAW
RAVEN
RED-BILLED CHOUGH
REPTILES
The Reptiles are few but deadly in the Himalayas.
INDIAN ROCK PYTHON
MONOCLED COBRA
TIBETAN SPRING SNAKE
INSECTS IN THE HIMALAYAS
Mainly Butterflies due to the cold weather.
CABBAGE WHITE
ARACHNIDS
There are two main species of arachnids of the
Himalayas.
HIMALAYAN JUMPING SPIDER
JUMPING SPIDER
PROBLEMS WITH BIODIVERSITY
The problems affecting the Himalayas are gas and
oil drilling, Illegal animal trade, and resource
gathering.
SOLUTIONS TO THESE PROBLEMS
The many solutions to these problems starts with
the education of people and the understanding of the
wildlife around the area so that we do not harm or
disturb them.
SOURCES
http://wwf.panda.org/what_we_do/where_we_work/e
astern_himalaya
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/places/Himalayas
http://www.wikipedia.org
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