"Padmaja Naidu Himalayan Zoological Park"

#8500452

7 July 2022

The Himalayan tahr (Hemitragus jemlahicus) is a wild goat native to the Himalayas in southern Tibet, northern India, western Bhutan and Nepal. It is listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List, as the population is declining due to hunting and habitat loss. The tahr's hooves have a flexible core and a harder outer ''shell'' with a sharp rim that allows it to grip smooth rocks and the sharp rim allows the tahr to lodge its foot into small footholds. Himalayan tahrs and their baby at the conservation and breeding centre Padmaja Naidu Himalayan Zoological Park (PNHZP) in Darjeeling, West Bengal, India on 11/06/2022.

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#8500456

7 July 2022

The Himalayan tahr (Hemitragus jemlahicus) is a wild goat native to the Himalayas in southern Tibet, northern India, western Bhutan and Nepal. It is listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List, as the population is declining due to hunting and habitat loss. The tahr's hooves have a flexible core and a harder outer ''shell'' with a sharp rim that allows it to grip smooth rocks and the sharp rim allows the tahr to lodge its foot into small footholds. Himalayan tahrs and their baby at the conservation and breeding centre Padmaja Naidu Himalayan Zoological Park (PNHZP) in Darjeeling, West Bengal, India on 11/06/2022.

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#8500460

7 July 2022

The Himalayan tahr (Hemitragus jemlahicus) is a wild goat native to the Himalayas in southern Tibet, northern India, western Bhutan and Nepal. It is listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List, as the population is declining due to hunting and habitat loss. The tahr's hooves have a flexible core and a harder outer ''shell'' with a sharp rim that allows it to grip smooth rocks and the sharp rim allows the tahr to lodge its foot into small footholds. Himalayan tahrs and their baby at the conservation and breeding centre Padmaja Naidu Himalayan Zoological Park (PNHZP) in Darjeeling, West Bengal, India on 11/06/2022.

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#8500464

7 July 2022

The Himalayan tahr (Hemitragus jemlahicus) is a wild goat native to the Himalayas in southern Tibet, northern India, western Bhutan and Nepal. It is listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List, as the population is declining due to hunting and habitat loss. The tahr's hooves have a flexible core and a harder outer ''shell'' with a sharp rim that allows it to grip smooth rocks and the sharp rim allows the tahr to lodge its foot into small footholds. Himalayan tahrs and their baby at the conservation and breeding centre Padmaja Naidu Himalayan Zoological Park (PNHZP) in Darjeeling, West Bengal, India on 11/06/2022.

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#8493514

4 July 2022

The Asian black bear (Ursus thibetanus), also known as the Asiatic black bear, moon bear and white-chested bear, is a medium-sized bear species native to Asia, lives in the Himalayas, southeastern Iran, the northern parts of the Indian subcontinent, the Korean Peninsula, China, the Russian Far East, the islands of Honshu and Shikoku in Japan, and Taiwan. It is listed as vulnerable on the IUCN Red List and is threatened by deforestation and poaching for its body parts, which are used in traditional medicine. This photo was taken at the conservation and breeding centre Padmaja Naidu Himalayan Zoological Park (PNHZP) in Darjeeling, West Bengal, India on June11, 2022.

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#8493518

4 July 2022

The Asian black bear (Ursus thibetanus), also known as the Asiatic black bear, moon bear and white-chested bear, is a medium-sized bear species native to Asia, lives in the Himalayas, southeastern Iran, the northern parts of the Indian subcontinent, the Korean Peninsula, China, the Russian Far East, the islands of Honshu and Shikoku in Japan, and Taiwan. It is listed as vulnerable on the IUCN Red List and is threatened by deforestation and poaching for its body parts, which are used in traditional medicine. This photo was taken at the conservation and breeding centre Padmaja Naidu Himalayan Zoological Park (PNHZP) in Darjeeling, West Bengal, India on June11, 2022.

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#8493526

4 July 2022

The Asian black bear (Ursus thibetanus), also known as the Asiatic black bear, moon bear and white-chested bear, is a medium-sized bear species native to Asia, lives in the Himalayas, southeastern Iran, the northern parts of the Indian subcontinent, the Korean Peninsula, China, the Russian Far East, the islands of Honshu and Shikoku in Japan, and Taiwan. It is listed as vulnerable on the IUCN Red List and is threatened by deforestation and poaching for its body parts, which are used in traditional medicine. This photo was taken at the conservation and breeding centre Padmaja Naidu Himalayan Zoological Park (PNHZP) in Darjeeling, West Bengal, India on June11, 2022.

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#8488990

3 July 2022

The Himalayan goral (Naemorhedus goral) is a bovid species that occur in the Himalayas from Pakistan, Nepal, Bhutan, southern Tibet, and the states of Sikkim and Arunachal Pradesh in India to western Myanmar. It is listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List and CITES Appendix I because the population is thought to be declining significantly due to habitat loss and poaching for meat. Gorals are extremely difficult to spot because their camouflage is extremely effective, along with the fact that they lie motionless and can Stand at the vertical edge of a rock cliff. A Himalayan Goral and fawn (baby) sitting on the rocks at the conservation and breeding centre Padmaja Naidu Himalayan Zoological Park (PNHZP) in Darjeeling, West Bengal, India on June 11, 2022.

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#8488992

3 July 2022

The Himalayan goral (Naemorhedus goral) is a bovid species that occur in the Himalayas from Pakistan, Nepal, Bhutan, southern Tibet, and the states of Sikkim and Arunachal Pradesh in India to western Myanmar. It is listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List and CITES Appendix I because the population is thought to be declining significantly due to habitat loss and poaching for meat. Gorals are extremely difficult to spot because their camouflage is extremely effective, along with the fact that they lie motionless and can Stand at the vertical edge of a rock cliff. A Himalayan Goral and fawn (baby) sitting on the rocks at the conservation and breeding centre Padmaja Naidu Himalayan Zoological Park (PNHZP) in Darjeeling, West Bengal, India on June 11, 2022.

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#8488994

3 July 2022

The Himalayan goral (Naemorhedus goral) is a bovid species that occur in the Himalayas from Pakistan, Nepal, Bhutan, southern Tibet, and the states of Sikkim and Arunachal Pradesh in India to western Myanmar. It is listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List and CITES Appendix I because the population is thought to be declining significantly due to habitat loss and poaching for meat. Gorals are extremely difficult to spot because their camouflage is extremely effective, along with the fact that they lie motionless and can Stand at the vertical edge of a rock cliff. A Himalayan Goral and fawn (baby) sitting on the rocks at the conservation and breeding centre Padmaja Naidu Himalayan Zoological Park (PNHZP) in Darjeeling, West Bengal, India on June 11, 2022.

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#8488996

3 July 2022

The Himalayan goral (Naemorhedus goral) is a bovid species that occur in the Himalayas from Pakistan, Nepal, Bhutan, southern Tibet, and the states of Sikkim and Arunachal Pradesh in India to western Myanmar. It is listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List and CITES Appendix I because the population is thought to be declining significantly due to habitat loss and poaching for meat. Gorals are extremely difficult to spot because their camouflage is extremely effective, along with the fact that they lie motionless and can Stand at the vertical edge of a rock cliff. A Himalayan Goral and fawn (baby) sitting on the rocks at the conservation and breeding centre Padmaja Naidu Himalayan Zoological Park (PNHZP) in Darjeeling, West Bengal, India on June 11, 2022.

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#8478984

2 July 2022

The Himalayan wolf (Canis lupus himalayensis Gray) has been suggested by several Indian biologist for recognition as a critically endangered canid species, distinct from Canis lupus. Results of mitochondrial DNA analysis suggest that the Himalayan wolf is phylogenetically distinct from the Tibetan wolf, in India and Nepal are listed on CITES (Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora) Appendix I as endangered due to international trade. The Himalayan wolf population is found only in the upper Trans-Himalayan region of India across the two northern most States Himachal Pradesh and Jammu & Kashmir with only about 350 individuals in the wild. This photo was taken in conservation and breeding centre Padmaja Naidu Himalayan Zoological Park (PNHZP) in Darjeeling, West Bengal, India on 11/06/2022.

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#8478988

2 July 2022

The Himalayan wolf (Canis lupus himalayensis Gray) has been suggested by several Indian biologist for recognition as a critically endangered canid species, distinct from Canis lupus. Results of mitochondrial DNA analysis suggest that the Himalayan wolf is phylogenetically distinct from the Tibetan wolf, in India and Nepal are listed on CITES (Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora) Appendix I as endangered due to international trade. The Himalayan wolf population is found only in the upper Trans-Himalayan region of India across the two northern most States Himachal Pradesh and Jammu & Kashmir with only about 350 individuals in the wild. This photo was taken in conservation and breeding centre Padmaja Naidu Himalayan Zoological Park (PNHZP) in Darjeeling, West Bengal, India on 11/06/2022.

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#8478990

2 July 2022

The Himalayan wolf (Canis lupus himalayensis Gray) has been suggested by several Indian biologist for recognition as a critically endangered canid species, distinct from Canis lupus. Results of mitochondrial DNA analysis suggest that the Himalayan wolf is phylogenetically distinct from the Tibetan wolf, in India and Nepal are listed on CITES (Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora) Appendix I as endangered due to international trade. The Himalayan wolf population is found only in the upper Trans-Himalayan region of India across the two northern most States Himachal Pradesh and Jammu & Kashmir with only about 350 individuals in the wild. This photo was taken in conservation and breeding centre Padmaja Naidu Himalayan Zoological Park (PNHZP) in Darjeeling, West Bengal, India on 11/06/2022.

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#8478994

2 July 2022

The Himalayan wolf (Canis lupus himalayensis Gray) has been suggested by several Indian biologist for recognition as a critically endangered canid species, distinct from Canis lupus. Results of mitochondrial DNA analysis suggest that the Himalayan wolf is phylogenetically distinct from the Tibetan wolf, in India and Nepal are listed on CITES (Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora) Appendix I as endangered due to international trade. The Himalayan wolf population is found only in the upper Trans-Himalayan region of India across the two northern most States Himachal Pradesh and Jammu & Kashmir with only about 350 individuals in the wild. This photo was taken in conservation and breeding centre Padmaja Naidu Himalayan Zoological Park (PNHZP) in Darjeeling, West Bengal, India on 11/06/2022.

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#8478998

2 July 2022

The Himalayan wolf (Canis lupus himalayensis Gray) has been suggested by several Indian biologist for recognition as a critically endangered canid species, distinct from Canis lupus. Results of mitochondrial DNA analysis suggest that the Himalayan wolf is phylogenetically distinct from the Tibetan wolf, in India and Nepal are listed on CITES (Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora) Appendix I as endangered due to international trade. The Himalayan wolf population is found only in the upper Trans-Himalayan region of India across the two northern most States Himachal Pradesh and Jammu & Kashmir with only about 350 individuals in the wild. This photo was taken in conservation and breeding centre Padmaja Naidu Himalayan Zoological Park (PNHZP) in Darjeeling, West Bengal, India on 11/06/2022.

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