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A team of scientists recorded a lone mainland serow (Capricornis sumatraensis thar) at 96 metres above the mean sea level at the Raimona National Park in western Assam.
Also, the elusive animal has been found for the first time within a radius of 1 km from a human habitation.
Mainland serow
A mammal that looks like a cross between a goat and an antelope.
The mainland serow inhabits areas at altitudes of 200 metres to 3,000 metres
Species of serow native to the Himalayas, Southeast Asia and China.
Bhutan is the natural home and habitat of mainland serow
Its habitat is across the border in the Phibsoo Wildlife Sanctuary and the Royal Manas National Park in Bhutan
The mainland serow is territorial and lives alone or in small groups
IUCN Status- Vulnerable
CITES- Appendix I
The Wildlife Protection Act, 1972: Schedule I
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