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