Abstract

Spatio-Temporal Dynamics of Large Mammals and Birds in Eco-Tourism Zone of Nanda Devi National Park

Eleven mammals viz. Snow Leopard (Uncia uncia), Himalayan Musk deer (Moschus leucogaster), Himalayan Black Bear (Ursus thibetanus), Himalayan Tahr (Hemitragus jemlahicus), Red Fox (Vulpes vulpes), Leop-ard Cat (Prionailurus bengalensis), Himalayan Weasel (Mustela sibirica), Beech Marten (Martes foina), Blue Sheep (Pseudois nayaur), Wild boar (Sus scrofa), Pika (Ochotona himalayana) and five birds viz. Himalayan Monal (Lophophorus impejanus), Himalayan Snow Cock(Tetraogallus himalayensis), House Sparrow (Passer domesticus), Chukor Partridge (Alectoris chukar) andHimalayan Scaly Breasted Thrush have been recorded from ecotourism zone of Nanda Devi National Park.

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