Caterpillar fungus: Prized Himalayan commodity is depleting steadily
Residents of the Kumaon once earned lakhs from selling caterpillar fungus. But the rush to collect it has left the Uttarakhand mountains denuded.
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Residents of the Kumaon once earned lakhs from selling caterpillar fungus. But the rush to collect it has left the Uttarakhand mountains denuded.
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366 Pithoragarh, May 12 A subspecies of the Himalayan red fox was spotted here at a height of 3,000 metres, officials said on Wednesday. The variety, known as Vulpes Vulpes griffithi, was seen in Bhujani and Khaliya Top areas of Munsiyari at an elevation of 3,000 metres, some 500 metres below the altitude, where its habitat is located, for the first time in recent years, said Surendra Panwar, president of Monal NGO that has been working towards the protection of upper range Himalayan animals for around 10 years. "We have seen at least eight subspecies of the red fox at such an elevation in t...