Identifying Areas for Conservation in a Biodiversity Hotspot: The High Altitudes of Arunachal Pradesh, Eastern Himalayas

31 Jan 2002 Arunachal Pradesh, India, Indian Sub-continent Biodiversity | Mammals

Charudutt Mishra


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Protecting with People - Community Based Conservation and Creation of a Wildlife Reserve in Arunachal Pradesh, Eastern Himalaya

A survey of the high altitude regions of Arunachal Pradesh to document the distribution and conservation status of wildlife.

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The state of Arunachal Pradesh in northeast India is recognised as a global biodiversity hotspot. However all the existing wildlife reserves in Arunachal largely cover low to mid elevation areas, although regions over 3000m elevation account for nearly a quarter of the area of the state. Wildlife inventorying, ecological research, and conservation efforts have also been restricted to lower elevation areas.

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There has been no documentation of high altitude wildlife, and no high altitude wildlife reserves have been established. We propose to undertake a survey of high altitude regions of Arunachal Pradesh to document the distribution and conservation status of wildlife, and identify areas for establishment of wildlife reserves.

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