BIOGEOGRAPHIC ZONE: HIMALAYAN ZONE

CLIMATE:
• The average summer temperature in the southern foothills is about 30 degree Celsius and the
average winter temperature is around 18 degree Celsius. In the middle Himalayan valleys the
average summer temperature is around 25 degree Celsius while the winters are really cold. And on
the higher region of the middle Himalayas the summer temperature is recorded at around 15 to 18
degree Celsius while the winters are below freezing point.
• At altitudes above 4880 m it is below freezing point and it is permanently covered with snow.
During the winter the snowfall is really heavy while the summers are much more mild and
soothing. The Himalayan Alpine climate varies according to the altitude. The more the height the
more cooler the temperature gets here.
ENDANGERED SPECIES
• Tigers and Leopards: Tigers and Leopards are the victims of illegal poaching. Their bones and skin
are in high demand, with their bones being used by the Chinese and Japanese for traditional
medicine and their skin valued for superb coats.
• Musk Deer: Musk Deer are killed for their musk, which is a powdery substance within the animal
that is used for perfumes and medicines
• Himalayan Black Bear: The Himalayan Black Bear is killed for their gall bladder, which provides
the ingredients of one of the most coveted oriental medicines.
Other endangered species include the one-horned Rhinoceros, the Wild Water Buffalo, Swamp
Deer, Pygmy Hog, Wild Elephant, Hispid Hare, Wild Yak, Snow Leopard, Red Panda and the Gharial
Crocodile.

GIANT PANDA MUNTJAC SNOW LEOPARD THAR

SAMBAR WILD YAK RED CAT BEAR MARMOT