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Ladakh is the home to endemic Himalayan wildlife, such as the bharal, yak, Himalayan brown bear, Himalayan wolf and the iconic snow leopard. Hemis National Park , Changthang Cold Desert Wildlife Sanctuary , and Karakorum Wildlife Sanctuary are protected wildlife areas of Ladakh.
These goats are generally domesticated and are reared by nomadic communities called the Changpa in the Changthang regions of Ladakh, including the Kharnak, Rupshu, Demchok/Skakjung and the Pangong Lake regions. [6] The goats survive on grass in Ladakh, where temperatures plunge to as low as −20 °C (−4.00 °F). [7]
All Indian states and some of the union territories have their own elected government and the union territories come under the jurisdiction of the Central Government. India has its own national symbols. [2] Apart from the national symbols, the states and union territories have adopted their own seals and symbols including animals listed below.
bakarwal dog. The origin of the Bakharwal Dog lies in Ladakh, northern India, and found in the states of Jammu and Kashmir and Himachal Pradesh. [4]The Bakharwal Dog may be descended from crossbreeding the Tibetan Mastiff with the Indian pariah dog, though other scholars state that the Bakharwal Dog is the "oldest Indian Dog which since centuries has been surviving with the Kashmiri nomads."
Many animals are domesticated in India, and seeing them in the streets of villages and even cities is common. Bovines include the zebu, which descended from the extinct Indian aurochs, the domestic water buffalo, the gayal, which is a domesticated gaur, and in the northern regions domestic yak, which descended from the also native wild yak.
Pages in category "Fauna of Ladakh" The following 4 pages are in this category, out of 4 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. G. Goa (antelope) K. Kiang; U.
The Changthangi domestic goat of Ladakh and Tibet may derive from the markhor. [25] The Girgentana goat of Sicily is thought to have been bred from markhor, [ 26 ] as is the Bilberry goat of Ireland . [ 27 ]
The bharal (Pseudois nayaur), also called the blue sheep, is a caprine native to the high Himalayas.It is the only member of the genus Pseudois. [3] It occurs in Pakistan, India, Nepal, Bhutan, Myanmar, and in China in the provinces of Gansu, Ningxia, Sichuan, Tibet, and Inner Mongolia. [1]