Near Extinct Species Himalayan Serow Found in Spiti Valley

Himalayan Serow, a near extinct animal was spotted in the desert of Spiti Valley in Himachal Pradesh by a team of wildlife division.

Years before,many locals had spotted this species in Great Himalayan National Park in the Kullu region. Since then no body has ever been found it.

So,the reappearance of this this goat-like antelope, which was believed to be extinct, has made the environmentalists and conservationists happy. The photographs and video clips of this amazing animal went viral.

#DDNews Special Story: Team of Wildlife Division Spiti had a glance of threatened Himalayan serow (Capricornis sumatraensis thar)
Details: https://t.co/WEiNgEDTmy pic.twitter.com/QCpN83h5Ws

— DD News (@DDNewslive) December 12, 2020

The Himalayan Serow is included in Schedule One of the Wildlife Extinction and it has been included by the International Union for Conservation for Nature (IUCEN) in the near threatened category.

For this achievement, the State Chief of Wildlife Archana Sharma congratulated all the staff of Wildlife Division Spiti and directed them to take steps to keep tracking it with taking up measures for the conservation of this rare species,a report by DD News said.