Sighting of Tibetan Wolf <i>Canis lupus chanko</i> in the Greater Himalayan range of Nanda Devi Biosphere Reserve, Uttarakhand, India: a new record
In India, the Tibetan Wolf Canis lupus chanko is distributed in the Trans-Himalaya region. We report the sighting of Tibetan Wolf from the Bedini-Ali area that falls in the Greater Himalayan range and is located in the transition zone of Nanda Devi Biosphere Reserve in Uttarakhand, India. We hypothe...
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| author | T. Bhattacharya S. Sathyakumar |
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| description | In India, the Tibetan Wolf Canis lupus chanko is distributed in the Trans-Himalaya region. We report the sighting of Tibetan Wolf from the Bedini-Ali area that falls in the Greater Himalayan range and is located in the transition zone of Nanda Devi Biosphere Reserve in Uttarakhand, India. We hypothesise that the Tibetan wolf inhabiting the Trans-Himalayan areas of Nanda Devi Biosphere Reserve would have moved south-west around the alpine regions of Nanda Devi National Park towards Bedini-Ali, following migratory livestock herds that graze in these areas during summer. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-4d89112cadcb4ce98f8715585f41e6e32022-12-22T00:18:53ZengWildlife Information Liaison Development SocietyJournal of Threatened Taxa0974-78930974-79072010-11-012121345134810.11609/JoTT.o2423.1345-8558Sighting of Tibetan Wolf <i>Canis lupus chanko</i> in the Greater Himalayan range of Nanda Devi Biosphere Reserve, Uttarakhand, India: a new recordT. BhattacharyaS. SathyakumarIn India, the Tibetan Wolf Canis lupus chanko is distributed in the Trans-Himalaya region. We report the sighting of Tibetan Wolf from the Bedini-Ali area that falls in the Greater Himalayan range and is located in the transition zone of Nanda Devi Biosphere Reserve in Uttarakhand, India. We hypothesise that the Tibetan wolf inhabiting the Trans-Himalayan areas of Nanda Devi Biosphere Reserve would have moved south-west around the alpine regions of Nanda Devi National Park towards Bedini-Ali, following migratory livestock herds that graze in these areas during summer.http://threatenedtaxa.org/index.php/JoTT/article/view/572 |
| spellingShingle | T. Bhattacharya S. Sathyakumar Sighting of Tibetan Wolf <i>Canis lupus chanko</i> in the Greater Himalayan range of Nanda Devi Biosphere Reserve, Uttarakhand, India: a new record Journal of Threatened Taxa |
| title | Sighting of Tibetan Wolf <i>Canis lupus chanko</i> in the Greater Himalayan range of Nanda Devi Biosphere Reserve, Uttarakhand, India: a new record |
| title_full | Sighting of Tibetan Wolf <i>Canis lupus chanko</i> in the Greater Himalayan range of Nanda Devi Biosphere Reserve, Uttarakhand, India: a new record |
| title_fullStr | Sighting of Tibetan Wolf <i>Canis lupus chanko</i> in the Greater Himalayan range of Nanda Devi Biosphere Reserve, Uttarakhand, India: a new record |
| title_full_unstemmed | Sighting of Tibetan Wolf <i>Canis lupus chanko</i> in the Greater Himalayan range of Nanda Devi Biosphere Reserve, Uttarakhand, India: a new record |
| title_short | Sighting of Tibetan Wolf <i>Canis lupus chanko</i> in the Greater Himalayan range of Nanda Devi Biosphere Reserve, Uttarakhand, India: a new record |
| title_sort | sighting of tibetan wolf i canis lupus chanko i in the greater himalayan range of nanda devi biosphere reserve uttarakhand india a new record |
| url | http://threatenedtaxa.org/index.php/JoTT/article/view/572 |
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