Category : Climate Change | Location : Uttarakhand | Posted on 2023-05-30 22:47:16
DEHRADUN: At 9,000 ft in the Ladakh Himalayas, scientists on Tuesday morning put a GPS collar on Igoo, a "curious" Himalayan squirrel, to study the impact of changing climate and anthropogenic pressure on its behaviour and movement.
This is for the first time that experts are studying the "Himalayan Marmot" in Ladakh. This furry, brown squirrel lives in alpine grasslands of the Himalayas, and hibernates for nearly half the year (six to seven months, from autumn to early spring) deep inside their burrows and comes out only during summers to bask in the sun or to snack on green grass.
