-A team of researchers from the Wildlife Institute of India (WII), Dehradun has first time found rare Water Shrew (Nectogale elegans) in the state of Uttarakhand.
-Although its presence was recorded earlier in India from north Sikkim and Arunachal Pradesh, but for the first time its presence was registered in Uttarakhand.
The first observation of Water Shrew was made in September 2014, at Jari Stream near Jarajibli Village of Askot, at an altitude of 1,627m . Another was spotted in November 2015 at Jamak Stream, near Maneri Village in Uttarkashi, at an altitude of 1,345m. The third record was made in June 2016, near Bewara Chatti, at an altitude of 2,220m.
– International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has listed Water Shrew under the least concerned species.
