{"id":297461,"date":"2024-05-30T18:05:59","date_gmt":"2024-05-30T12:35:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/?p=297461"},"modified":"2024-05-30T18:05:59","modified_gmt":"2024-05-30T12:35:59","slug":"himalayan-serow","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/himalayan-serow\/","title":{"rendered":"Himalayan serow"},"content":{"rendered":"

Source-<\/strong>This post on Himalayan serow<\/strong> has been created based on the article “Himalayan serow spotted in Nameri”<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0<\/b>published in\u00a0\u201cTimes of India\u201d<\/strong> on 30 May 2024.<\/p>\n

Why in News?<\/h2>\n

Recently, Himalayan serow was seen for the first time in the central region of Nameri National Park and Tiger Reserve.<\/p>\n

About Himalayan serow<\/h2>\n
\"Himalayan
Source: Times of India<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Aspects<\/strong><\/td>\nDescription<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
About<\/td>\n1. Himalayan serow is a subspecies of the mainland serow (Capricornis sumatraensis).
\n2. It resembles a cross between a goat, a donkey, a cow, and a pig<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Habitat<\/td>\n1. They are found at high altitudes between 2,000 metres and 4,000 metres.<\/span>
\n2. They are known to be found in the eastern, central, and western Himalayas but not in the Trans Himalayan region.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Physical Characteristics<\/td>\nIt is a medium-sized mammal<\/span> with a large head, thick neck, short limbs, long, mule-like ears, and a coat of dark hair. It is a very elusive animal.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Diet<\/td>\n\u00a0Himalayan serows are herbivores animals.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Distribution<\/td>\n1. There are several species of serows in the world. All of them are found in Asia.<\/span>
\n2. However, they are restricted to the Himalayan region.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Conservation Status<\/td>\nIUCN Red List:<\/strong> Vulnerable
\nCITES:<\/strong> Appendix I
\nThe Wildlife Protection Act, 1972:<\/strong> Schedule I<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

About Nameri Tiger Reserve<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"Nameri
Source: TOI<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Aspects<\/td>\nDescription<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
About<\/td>\n1. Nameri Tiger Reserve is located in the northern area of Sonitpur district in Assam<\/span>, close to the foothills of Arunachal Pradesh.<\/span>
\n2. It shares its northern boundary with Pakke Tiger Reserve<\/span> in Arunachal Pradesh, creating a continuous habitat.
\n3.The reserve has been carved out of two protected areas: Nameri National Park & Sonai-Rupai Wildlife Sanctuary,<\/span> and two Reserve Forests:<\/span> Naduar Reserve Forest & Balipara Reserve Forest.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
River<\/td>\nIt is defined by the Jia-Bhoreli river on the west and the Bor-Dikorai river on the east.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Vegetation<\/td>\nThe reserve’s vegetation includes tropical evergreen and semi-evergreen forests, moist deciduous forests, cane brakes, and some open grassland<\/span> patches along the rivers.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Fauna<\/td>\n1. Its fauna is diverse and notable, especially for the presence of the rare white-winged wood duck.<\/span>
\n2. Other species include the leopard cat, common otter, black giant squirrel, Indian mongoose, large clawed shrew,<\/span> Indian flying fox, slow loris, Assamese macaque, and Rhesus macaque.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

UPSC Syllabus: Environment\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Source-This post on Himalayan serow has been created based on the article “Himalayan serow spotted in Nameri”\u00a0published in\u00a0\u201cTimes of India\u201d on 30 May 2024. Why in News? Recently, Himalayan serow was seen for the first time in the central region of Nameri National Park and Tiger Reserve. About Himalayan serow Aspects Description About 1. Himalayan… Continue reading Himalayan serow<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10366,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1566,4182],"tags":[11872,10496],"class_list":["post-297461","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-daily-factly-articles","category-environment","tag-9pm-daily-factly","tag-times-of-india","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","views":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/297461","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10366"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=297461"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/297461\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=297461"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=297461"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=297461"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}