ZSI to record climate change impact on animals in five Himalayan states

Himachal Pradesh Geography and Environment

The Zoological Survey of India (ZSI) has launched long-term 'monitoring studies project to document the effect of climate change on animal biodiversity in five Himalayan states.
These five Himalayan states are (Jharkhand, West Bengal, Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh and Himachal Pradesh)
Under the project, ZSI will monitor indicators in species like butterflies, bees, fish and other insects to flnd how their distribution has been affected by climate change.
The project has been funded by the Union Ministry for Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC). The duration of the project is for three years to study the effect of climate change on animal biodiversity latest technologies such as GIS mapping and bioinformatics will be used.
The collected data on the distribution of species will be compared with the old records available with ZSI. It will help to depict the impact of climate change on their survival.
ZSI publishes Red Data Book on Indian Animals. It was first published in 1983 and is similar to Red Data Book published by IUCN.
Objective of ZSI: To promote the survey, exploration, research and documentation on various aspects of animal taxonomy in the Indian subcontinent. It also seeks advancement of knowledge on animal taxonomy.