Introduction...

                                                   بسم الله              

   أسلام عليكم                                                                          (zargarbilalnasir786@gmail.com)

  

 I am Bilal Nasir Zargar, creating this blogger for the youth of Kashmir to get the interest towards untouched biodiversity of Kashmir.

 Dear friends our mission is to: Uncover the important species and promote Biodiversity of Kashmir, and study the form, function, development, diversity, reproduction, and uses of plants and animals and their interactions within the biosphere. To accomplish this mission, the objectives of This Youth Society are to: sustain and provide improved formal and informal education about plants and animals to the humankind through publications, meetings, and committees. I request all the youth and and well-wishers of Kashmir to support the society.

       Now i would like to describe briefly the flora and fauna of Kashmir.

       Kashmir is rich in the cultural diversity of the people, as well as diversity of flora and fauna in the forest areas, and domesticated species outside the forest. Plant diversity is the life support of almost all terrestrial eco-systems, with both humans and animals being entirely dependent on plants directly or indirectly.

       The Kashmir has a fairly rich diversity of plant life, and on this the people depend for their daily needs of food, medicine, fuel, fiber, etc. The varied plant life also contributes to the food and habitat needs of the wild and domesticated animals in the state. Plants are also an integral part of the social fabric of the state. The environmental, social and economic values of plants are very well known. On the other hand, the faunal component of the bio-diversity of the state is rich, with interesting and unique forms both in the forest zones and above the forest-line. The variety of animal forms ranges from higher groups like vertebrates, including mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and lower groups like invertebrates including insects and even unicellular micro-organisms.

Flora:

        Cradled in the lap of the Himalayas the Kashmir is particularly rich is flora. Due to the wide variations in topography, the region has a large variety of species. There is no wonder that its flora ranges from the thorn bush type of the arid plains to the temperate and alpine flora of the higher altitudes. Prominent among the trees are maple, horse chestnuts, silver fir, etc. At the higher altitudes there are birch, rhododendron, Berbers and a large number of herbal plants.

Fauna:

            Fauna in the Kashmir region include animals like the Snow Leopard, Hangul, Chiru, and the Yak. Over 100 species of birds make their home in this rugged terrain.Commonly spotted animals include the Marmot, the Himalayan Ibex, the serow, nilgai, the black bear and the musk deer.

The Hangul has been declared as an endangered species. This animal is found all over the Kashmir valley.

Some of the commonly sighted birds in Kashmir are the Nightingale, Hud Hud, Ranga, Bul Bul and the King Fisher.