I n terms of biological diversity, the Himalayan region is one of the world’s richest ecosystems (Pei and Sharma 1998) and has been identified as a “biodiversity hotspot.” Although Nepal constitutes only about 0.09% of the world’s land area, it harbors a remarkable number of faunal species: 4.5% of all mammals, 9.5% of birds, 1.2% of amphibians, 2.03% of reptiles and 6.8% of butterflies and mot...

Food habits of the Red Fox Vulpes vulpes were studied in Dachigam National Park Kashmir Himalaya from December 2017 to November 2018 by scat analysis. A total 246 scats collected across seasons different habitat types park. The diet was characterized a wider prey spectrum with small rodents, plants, and Himalayan Grey Langur Semnopithecus ajax as major food items. dietary behaviour showed sligh...