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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]
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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."
Multi-spatial co-distribution of the endangered Ladakh urial and blue sheep in the arid Trans-Himalayan Mountains. Journal of Arid Environments, 74:1162-1169. Lingen, H.: Großes Lexikon der Tiere. Lingen Verlag, Köln. Prater, S. H.: The Book of Indian Animals, Oxford University Press, 1971. Menon, V.:
This page gives a list of domesticated animals, [1] ... Domestic and feral dogs both very common, [10] ancestor or nearest wild relative less common, but not rare
Population densities in Nepal were found to be 0.9–2.7 animals per km 2, increasing to a maximum of 10 animals in the winter, as herds congregate in valleys. [5] Bharal are mainly grazers, but during times of scarcity of grass, they switch to browsers, eating forbs and shrubs. [ 10 ]
Prior to the partition of British India in 1947, Baltistan was part of the princely state of Jammu and Kashmir, having been conquered by Gulab Singh's armies in 1840. [5] Baltistan and Ladakh were administered jointly under one wazarat (district) of the state.