FAUNA
BIRDS
The Pong wetland harbors more than 420 species of the birds belonging to about 56 bird families out of 77 families of the birds recorded in India. Avifauna includes the resident birds of jangle fowls, peafowl, Grey partridges, Black Partridges etc. Among the waterfowls main species are Bar headed geese, Pintails, common pochards, coots, Grebes, Cormorants, Herons, Storks, Ruddy shell duck, common Teal, Shovellers, Moorhen, Stints, Lapwing, Plovers, Shank, Snipe, Gull, Terns, Kingfishers, Kites, Mallards, Gadwall, Egrets, Marsh Harriers etc.
MAMMALS
24 species of Mammals have been recorded in Pong.Species recorded are Common Leopard,Sambhar ,Wild Boar ,Porcupine ,Mongoose-Small Indian Mongoose ,Common Indian Mongoose,Jungle Cat,Civets -Common Palm civet,Small Indian civet, Blue Bull , Indian Smooth Otter ,Jackals , Monkeys and Langoors, Three Striped Squirrels,Rodents – many species of rats, mice are recorded
AMPHIBIANS AND REPTILES
Frogs- 4 Species, Snakes-18 species
Lizards-4 Species. Turtles- 4 Species
Venomous Snakes-1. Spectacled Cobra,2. Common Krait, 3.Common Indian Krait, 4.Russel’s Viper , 5. Saw Scaled Viper