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Himalayan Ibex

March 31 , 2020 1487 days 749 0
  • A recent study by scientists of the Zoological Survey of India (ZSI) has proved that Himalayan Ibex is a distinct species from the Siberian Ibex.
  • It is distributed in the trans-Himalayan ranges of Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh and Himachal Pradesh.
  • The study was done under a project funded through the National Mission on Himalayan Studies. 
  • The Project is implemented by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change.
  • The latest genetic analysis provided first evidence to claim that Himalayan Ibex is genetically different from all other ranges of Siberian Ibex.

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