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Appendix 1 N. goral hodgsoni 25 . N. goral bedfordi is the Western Himalayan sub-species. In effect, Schedule III of the Indian Wildlife Act covers only the Himalayan goral, and the reference to N. hodgsoni can be deleted from it to avoid confusion. More importantly, we recommend the immediate inclusion of the red goral and the Chinese goral in Schedule I of the Indian Wildlife Act. These are species of global conservation concern, and it is only appropriate that they are accorded the highest protection status under Indian law. The addition of the Chinese goral to the list of large mammals of the Indian subcontinent makes India the only other country apart from China to harbour all three currently recognized species of goral. In fact, the Mago Chu Valley of Tawang, along with adjoining areas of West Kameng District, is perhaps the only known region in the world to have all the three goral species. The area also has two other goat-antelopes – takin Budorcas taxicolor and serow N. sumatraensis. Our survey has also established the occurrence of other rare and threatened wildlife in this region, such as the snow leopard Uncia uncia, dhole Cuon alpinus, musk deer Moschus sp., bharal Pseudois nayaur, and the Himalayan marmot Marmota himalayana (Chapter 2). Most of these species are currently hunted in the area. Establishment of community awareness and conservation programmes, and designation of a protected area that is locally appropriate (such as a conservation or community reserve) are required urgently to safeguard the future of this fascinating wildlife assemblage of Western Arunachal Pradesh. References 1. Pine, R.H. (1994) New mammals not so seldom. Nature, 368, 593. 2. Schaller, G.B. & Vrba, E.S. (1996) Description of the giant muntjac (Megamuntiacus vuquangensis) in Laos. Journal of Mammalogy, 77, 675-683. 3. Amato, G., Egan, M.G. & Rabinowitz, A.R. (1999) A new species of muntjac, Muntiacus putaoensis (Artiodactyla, Cervidae) from northern Myanmar. Animal Conservation, 2, 1-7. 4. Giao, P.M., Tuoc, D., Dung, V.V., Wikramanayake, E.D., Amato, G., Arctander, P. & MacKinnon, J.R. (1998) Description of Muntiacus truongsonensis, a new species of muntjac (Artiodactyla: Muntiacidae) from Central Vietnam, and implications for conservation. Animal Conservation, 1, 61-68. 5. Rabinowitz, A.R., Amato, G. & Khaing, S.T. (1998) The discovery of the black muntjac, Muntiacus crinifrons, in northern Myanmar. Mammalia, 62, 105-108. 6. Datta, A., Pansa, J., Madhusudan, M.D. & Mishra, C. (2003) Discovery of the leaf deer Muntiacus putaoensis in Arunachal Pradesh: an addition to the large mammals of India. Current Science, 84, 101-103. 7. Mani, M.S. (1974) Ecology and Biogeography in India. Dr.W.Junk b.v. Publishers, The Hague. 8. Rodgers, W.A. & Panwar, H.S. (1988) Planning a wildlife protected area network in India (Volume I & II). A report prepared for the Department of Environment, Forests & Wildlife, Government of India. Wildlife Institute of India, Dehradun. 9. Myers, N., Mittermeier, R.A., Mittermeier, C.A., da Fonseca, G.A.B. & Kent, J. (2000) Biodiversity hotspots for conservation priorities. Nature, 403, 853-858. 10. Mittermeier, R.A., Myers, N., Thomsen, J.B., da Fonseca, G.A.B. & Olivieri, S. (1998) Biodiversity hotspots and major tropical wilderness areas: approaches to setting conservation priorities. Conservation Biology, 12, 516-520. 11. Olson, D.M. & Dinerstein, E. (1998) The global 200: a representation approach to conserving the Earth's most biologically valuable ecoregions. Conservation Biology, 12, 502-515. 12. Katti, M., Singh, P., Manjrekar, N., Sharma, D. & Mukherjee, S. (1992) An ornithological survey in eastern Arunachal Pradesh, India. Forktail, 7, 75-89. 32
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