Red panda endangered animals in india. This is one of the most photogenic mammals in india and ir can be found in 20 protected areas including sikkim arunachal pradesh and west bengal. Global red panda range on topographic map. The red panda has become extirpated from the chinese provinces of guizhou gansu shaanxi and qinghai. The red panda is among the endangered animals of india on account of.
The loss of nesting trees and bamboo is causing a decline in red panda populations across much of their range because their forest home is being cleared. The beautiful and endangered speciesindian red panda is also known by the name of red fox. Fulgens cuvier 1825 lives in the western part of its range in nepal assam sikkim and bhutan. Can be spotted at.
A lifeline for endangered red pandas in topkeybara red pandas only about 2500 adults left in the wild are finding a safe habitat to remain alive and furring. Distribution of the red panda is disjointed with two extant subspecies. The endangered red panda live in temperate climates in deciduous and coniferous forests usually with an under story of bamboo and hollow trees. Red panda conservation by wwf an endangered species in india indias rich wildlife and scenic himalayan mountains have been a top draw for a huge number of tourists and animal lovers from all over the world.
Western red panda a. Because of their interesting reddish fur striped tails and expressive faces they are very popular animals in their native asia and have been featured in cartoons as toys and as mascots. Human actions such as deforestation poaching. Almost 50 percent of the red pandas habitat is in the eastern himalayas.
From the two kinds of red pandas in the world only one variety is found in india. India has 20 protected areas with sikkim arunachal pradesh and west bengals khangchendzonga and namdapha national park. However red pandas are also critically endangered. The elusive red panda whose range includes china myanmar india nepal and bhutan was last assessed in april 2015 according to iucns website.
National parks where the indian red panda can be found include. This park is known for the endangered species of indian red panda.