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Find me in the grass
I live on mountain slopes,
at great heights up to
2,400 metres. I am usually
hard to identify in the
long grass growing on the
mountainside. Even though we
are very few in numbers, we live
in families of six. I am particularly
lazy and do not wander far. My
longest journey has been to the
northwestern mountains, where
we usually breed.
There wwaesresirgehptoerdtsinthNatatihneitaHliimn a2l0a0y3a.n tThheeHhiimll-asltaaytiaonnqs uinaitlh. e lower Himalayas were home to
quail
Hunting us down…
I live near Nainital and Mussoorie,
hill-stations in India, and I was
frequently hunted for sport. Then,
limestone was discovered near
our homes. The cutting of trees
and clearing of grass to allow
limestone to be dug out killed
several of my friends.
Cheer pheasants come Did you ENCDRIATNIGCEALLY RED
know?
to the rescue CR
The Himalayan quail
Since we have been hunted for over was the most popular EN
a hundred years now, very few of us VU
remain. The cheer pheasant, who is our bird hunted by the
good friend and neighbour, is slightly British when they
better-off. So, the forest officers are
trying to find us with the help of the were in India.
cheer pheasants. These days, several
environmentalists, men and women,
who care about nature, are convincing
hunters to stop killing us.
Find me in the grass
I live on mountain slopes,
at great heights up to
2,400 metres. I am usually
hard to identify in the
long grass growing on the
mountainside. Even though we
are very few in numbers, we live
in families of six. I am particularly
lazy and do not wander far. My
longest journey has been to the
northwestern mountains, where
we usually breed.
There wwaesresirgehptoerdtsinthNatatihneitaHliimn a2l0a0y3a.n tThheeHhiimll-asltaaytiaonnqs uinaitlh. e lower Himalayas were home to
quail
Hunting us down…
I live near Nainital and Mussoorie,
hill-stations in India, and I was
frequently hunted for sport. Then,
limestone was discovered near
our homes. The cutting of trees
and clearing of grass to allow
limestone to be dug out killed
several of my friends.
Cheer pheasants come Did you ENCDRIATNIGCEALLY RED
know?
to the rescue CR
The Himalayan quail
Since we have been hunted for over was the most popular EN
a hundred years now, very few of us VU
remain. The cheer pheasant, who is our bird hunted by the
good friend and neighbour, is slightly British when they
better-off. So, the forest officers are
trying to find us with the help of the were in India.
cheer pheasants. These days, several
environmentalists, men and women,
who care about nature, are convincing
hunters to stop killing us.
