Endangered Mammals | Environment for UPSC 2025 (Pre & Mains) PDF Download

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ENDANGERED MAMMALS
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ENDANGERED MAMMALS
RED PANDA
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RED PANDA RED PANDA
The Red panda is listed as Endangered under IUCN as its 
population has declined up to 50%.
State animal of Sikkim
The red panda is found in particularly in along the 
Myanmar-Yunnan border, India, Nepal , Bhutan and 
China. (Native to the eastern Himalayas 
and southwestern China)
In India the red panda is found in the foothills of the 
Himalayas, particularly in the wetter eastern sections 
of Sikkim and Arunachal Pradesh.
These are closely connected with montane forests with 
thick bamboo forest.
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ENDANGERED MAMMALS
RED PANDA RED PANDA
The Red panda is listed as Endangered under IUCN as its 
population has declined up to 50%.
State animal of Sikkim
The red panda is found in particularly in along the 
Myanmar-Yunnan border, India, Nepal , Bhutan and 
China. (Native to the eastern Himalayas 
and southwestern China)
In India the red panda is found in the foothills of the 
Himalayas, particularly in the wetter eastern sections 
of Sikkim and Arunachal Pradesh.
These are closely connected with montane forests with 
thick bamboo forest.
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ENDANGERED MAMMALS
RED PANDA RED PANDA
The Red panda is listed as Endangered under IUCN as its 
population has declined up to 50%.
State animal of Sikkim
The red panda is found in particularly in along the 
Myanmar-Yunnan border, India, Nepal , Bhutan and 
China. (Native to the eastern Himalayas 
and southwestern China)
In India the red panda is found in the foothills of the 
Himalayas, particularly in the wetter eastern sections 
of Sikkim and Arunachal Pradesh.
These are closely connected with montane forests with 
thick bamboo forest.
RED PANDA
The main problems faced by these species are destruction of 
habitat, poaching, and disintegration. 
These species are used for different uses including medicine, 
wild meat etc.
In India it is found in 19 protected or otherwise managed 
areas.
The Khangchendzonga Biosphere Reserve (KBR) 
of Sikkim, the highest biosphere reserve in the country 
that includes the third highest mountain peak in the 
world, Kanchenjunga (8,586 m).
It is also found in Neora Valley NP and Singalila National Park 
in West Bengal and Namdapha National Park in Arunachal 
Pradesh.