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Wildlife sanctuaries in Uttarakhand (8 P) This page was last edited on 30 April 2017, at 04:58 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution ...
List of Indian state animals (Union territories) Union territory Common name [3] Binomial name [4] Image IUCN category [5] Andaman and Nicobar Islands: Dugong: Dugong dugon: Vulnerable: Chandigarh: Indian gray mongoose: Herpestes edwardsi: Least Concern: Delhi: Nilgai: Boselaphus tragocamelus: Jammu and Kashmir: Hangul: Cervus hanglu ...
It is located in Chamoli in the state of Uttarakhand and is known for its meadows of endemic alpine flowers and the variety of flora. This richly diverse area is also home to rare and endangered animals, including the Asiatic black bear, [1] snow leopard, [1] musk deer, [1] brown bear, red fox [1] and blue sheep.
The state song of Uttarakhand is a hymn, praising Uttarakhand as a divine motherland. Written by Hemant Bisht and composed by noted Uttarakhandi folk singer and musician Narendra Singh Negi , this song is trilingual with first three of its seven verses written in Hindi , while the last four verses are written in Garhwali and Kumaoni languages.
The sanctuary is geographically situated in the Chamoli and Rudraprayag districts of Uttarakhand. It lies within the larger Western Himalayan alpine shrub and meadows of alpine ecoregion of India, Nepal and Tibet, [6] The sanctuary is at its higher altitudes is characterised by glaciers which through glacial action over centuries have created deep "v" shaped valleys. [7]
The unique avian fauna of Sattal includes red-billed blue magpie, kingfishers, blue-throated and brown-headed barbets, lineated barbet, golden-throated barbet, great barbet, coppersmith barbet plum-headed parakeet, slaty-headed parakeet, chestnut bellied rock thrush, tits, babblers, jungle owlet, pied woodpecker, brown-capped pygmy woodpecker ...
Poaching and continued demand for musk is the main threat in Nepal and Uttarakhand. [ 9 ] [ 13 ] Musk is also used in Asian medicine . Due to illegal hunting and habitat loss, the Alpine musk deer has become an endangered species in China. [ 7 ]
Uttarakhand's name is derived from the Sanskrit words uttara (उत्तर) meaning 'north', and khaṇḍa (खण्ड) meaning 'section' or 'part', altogether simply meaning 'Northern Part'. The name finds mention in early Hindu scriptures as the combined region of "Kedarkhand" (present day Garhwal) and "Manaskhand" (present day Kumaon).