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NATIONAL PARKS, CONSERVATION AREAS AND WILDLIFE RESERVE OF NEPAL
NATIONAL PARKS, CONSERVATION AREAS AND WILDLIFE RESERVE OF NEPAL
There are a total of 9 National parks, 3 Wildlife Reserve, 3Conservation areas 1 Hunting Reserve including 9 Buffer zones around national parks, covering a total of 28,585,67km square of the country's total land.
ANNAPURNA CONSERVATION AREA (7,629 sq km):
The Annapurna Conservation Area is one of the best trekking trails in the world. Starting with an Altitude of 790 m, the area reaches as high as 8,091 n of Mt.Annapurna.Ghandruk is the first experience and further down is Ghorepani that provides fantastic panoramic view of the Annapurna ranges. Wildlife includes around 100 different kinds of mammals including rare snow leopard and blue sheep. The region also boasts of around 478 species of birds including multi colored Impheyan, Koklas and blood pheasants. In addition the region is also home to 39 species of reptiles and 22 species of amphibians.
DHORPATAN HUNTING RESERVE (1,325 sq km):
Dhorpatan Hunting Reserve is the only area in Nepal where licensed is allowed. The reserve adjoins Myagdhi district and Baglung district, just below the Dhaulagiri range in West Nepal. The reserve begins at 3,000 m reaches as high as 7,000 m. Hunters also get pheasants and partridges in viable population for hunting. Other animals found here are leopard, ghoral, serow, Himalayan black bear, and wild boar. Endangered animals in the reserve are musk deer, wolf, red panda, cheer pheasant and Damp he.
KANCHENJUNGA CONSERVATION AREA (2,035 sq km)
Situated in the north eastern Nepal in the district of Taplejung, the Kanchanjunga Conservation Area is boarded by the Tibet-China in the north, Sikkim-India in the east and Sankhuwa Sabha district in the west. Wildlife includes endangered snow leopard, Himalayan black bear, musk deer, red panda, blue sheep and rhesus macaw. About 202 species of different birds including Impheyan pheasant, red billed blue magpie, shy drongo are found in the area
KHAPTAD NATIONAL PARK (225 sq km)
Khaptad National park in the West Nepal is the home of Khaptad Swami, the renowned scholar and a hermit. The park is reported to have 266bird species with migratory birds joining the residential ones. It supports about 175 breeding birds species. Some of the Impeyan pheasant (Daphne), Nepal's national bird, and many types of partridges. Flycatchers, bulbuls, cuckoos, and eagles. Wide variety of butterflies, moths, and insects are also form a part of the Khaptad ecosystem. The park provides habitat for some 20 different species of animals. Common ones include Barking deer, Wild boar etc.
KOSHI TAPPU WILDLIFE RESERVE (176 sq km):
Koshi Tappu Wildlife Reserve has carved a place for itself as a birdwatcher's paradise. The reserve spreads over Saptari districts in the East Nepal over the embankments of the River Koshi.The reserve ha been recognized as a Wetland site from1987. The reserve is also home to around 20 other animals' species such as Hog deer, Wild boar, spotted deer, Blue bull. Around 441 species of birds many seen nowhere else in Nepal have been recorded, including 20 dock species, 2 Ibis species, White tailed stonechat, Striated marsh warbler, 30 shore birds, 114 water birds and the endangered Swamps partridges and Bengal florican.
LANGTANG NATIONAL PARK (1,710 sq km):
The Park extends over parts of Nuwakot, Rasuwa and Sindhupalchok districts in the mountains terrain of Nepal-China border. The chief attraction of this park is the Langtang range in the north and several lakes in the south. Animals seen here are wild dog, red panda, pika, muntjac, musk deer, ghoral, serow, common langur, etc. Common birds seen here are tragopan, impeyan, and pheasant (kalij). The Langtang valley is also renowned for its holy Lake Gosainkunda.Thousands of Hindu pilgrims visit the lake area every year, especially during the Janai Purnima festival every August.
MAKALU BARUN NATIONAL PARK (2,330sq km):
The park spreads over the districts of Sankhuwasabha and Solukhumbu in northern Nepal. One of the prime attraction of visitors to the park is experienced the unique Himalayan bio diversity. The vegetation range from sub tropical forests to sub alpine and alpine as the altitude increases. The park offers bird watching opportunities with its 400 species of birds, including the rare spotted wren babbler and the olive ground warbler. Wildlife includes deer, Himalayan marmot, weasel, langur monkey and serow.
MANASLU CONSERVATION AREA (1,663sq km):
The Manaslu area in Gorkha district is a classic setting to experience pristine mountain nature and culture. The conservation area starts at 600 m and is crowned by the eighth highest peak in the world Mt.Manaslu
At 8,163 m. The region is home to 29 species of mammals including snow leopard, musk deer and Himalayan Tahr.There are over 20 species of birds and three species of reptiles and over 200 species of plants.
PARSA WILDLIFE RESERVE (499 sq km):
The Parsa Wildlife Reserve spreads over parts of Chitwan, Makwanpur, Parsa and Bara districts. The vegetation is tropical and sib tropical mostly covered with Sal forests, while the hills are covered with chir pine. Khair, sissoo and silk cotton are found along water areas. The reserve provides good habitat for animals like wild elephant, tiger, leopard, sloth bear, gaur, blue bull and wild dog. Other common animals in the reserve are samber, chital, hog deer, langur, barking deer, monkey, ret, striped hyena, jungle cat. There are 527 species of birds found in the reserve.
RARA NATIONAL PARK (106sq km):
The park ha recorded 214 species of birds. Some of the important species include coots, snow cock, different species of pheasants, grebes, mallard,
Common teal, red crested pochard and gulls. During winter many migratory birds join the residential gallinaceous birds. Sprawled over Mugu and Jumla districts the heart of the park is the country's biggest lake, Lake Rara, from where the park gets's its name.
BARDIA NATIONAL PARK (986sq km):
The Bardia National Park is the largest and most undisturbed protected area in the Terai and is the home to the endangered Royal Bengal tiger and Nepal's famous one horned rhinoceros. River Karnali borders the national park located in the far western district of Bardiya, in the west, the Churia range in the north while the River Babai flows right through the park. The park consists of 30 different mammals, more than 250 species of the birds, and several varieties of reptiles and water habitat. Some of the other animals found here are elephant, swamp deer, blackbuck, gharial crocodile and marsh mugger crocodile.
CHITWAN NATIONAL PARK (932 sq km):
Owing to its adornment of nature, Chitwan National Park was declared UNESCO Natural Heritage Site in 1979.The park that includes in its area a part of the Shivalik hills is covered with deciduous forests overlooking the floodplain of Narayani, Rapti and Reu rivers and offering a wilderness of rich ecosystem that includes mammals, birds, reptiles and water animals of several kinds. There are 600 plant species, 50 mammals, 526 birds and 49 amphibians reptiles found in the park. The highlights of course, are the 500 Asian one horned rhinoceros and some 100 nocturnal Royal Bengali Tigers that live in the dense forests if the park. Sharing home with these are other animals like rhesus, monkey, grey langur, deer, leopard, white stockinged gaur, wild boar, dogs, cats, snakes, crocodile and a number of species of birds.
SUKLAPHANTA WILDLIFE RESERVE (305 sq km):
Shuklaphanta Wildlife Reserve is located in the far eastern lowlands Terai of Nepal. The pristine sub tropical jungle makes Shuklaphanta Nepal's second largest wildlife Reserve in Terai.The reserve shelters now almost 2,000 swamp deer, around 50 elephants and 30 tigers. Other animals found here are spotted deer, blue bulls hog deer, wild boars, leopards, and jackles. Birds like sarus crane, swamp francolin, grass owl, warblers, flycatchers and the endangered Bengal Florican.Reptile species include marsh mugger, cobra, and python.
SAGARMATHA NATIONAL PARK (1,148 sq km):
The prime attraction in the Sagarmatha National Park is Mt.Everest, the highest peak of the world. The park was added to the list of World Heritage Site in 1979.Large mammals commonly seen in the park are the Himalayan tahr and musk deer. Others include the Himalayan Black Bear, Common Langur, Jackel, Weasels, Marten and the Himalayan Mouse hare (Pica). The park provides habitat for over 118 species of birds. The most common ones are Daphne, Blood pheasant. Red billed chough.
SHEY PHOKSUNDO NATIONAL PARK (3,555 sq km):
Sheyphoksundo National Park is situated in the Trans-Himalayan region of northwest Nepal. It is Nepal's largest National Park. The park provides important habitat for endangered species including the snow leopard, grey wolf, musk deer, and blue sheep. goral, jackal and Himalayan Black bear. The park is home to 6 species of reptiles and 29 species pf butterflies. The park provides habitat for over 200 species of birds.
SHIVAPURI NATIONAL PARK (144 sq km):
Poplar as trekking, hiking and recreation area, the Shivapuri National Park offers the nearest retreat from Kathmandu. The park was established as a Watershed and Wildlife Reserve in 1976.The Park was declared as a national park in 2002 for the protection of its unique natural adornments. Vegetation varieties in the park include its 129 species of mushrooms while animals include 19 species of mammals including beer, wild boar, wildcats and langur monkey. The park also boasts of 117 species of birds and 102 species of butterflies.
WWF NEPAL
Since 1961,WWF has worked to conserve nature and ecological processes through a combination of actions on the ground, national and international
advocacy work to establish appropriate policies, and international campaign to highlight and demonstrate solutions to crucial environment problems. Its focus has been on species, forests, climate, change, and freshwater. Nepal has been a pivotal country for WWF since 1967 when it launched a rhino conservation program in Chitwan.
(WWF for a living planet)
There are a total of 9 National parks, 3 Wildlife Reserve, 3Conservation areas 1 Hunting Reserve including 9 Buffer zones around national parks, covering a total of 28,585,67km square of the country's total land.
ANNAPURNA CONSERVATION AREA (7,629 sq km):
The Annapurna Conservation Area is one of the best trekking trails in the world. Starting with an Altitude of 790 m, the area reaches as high as 8,091 n of Mt.Annapurna.Ghandruk is the first experience and further down is Ghorepani that provides fantastic panoramic view of the Annapurna ranges. Wildlife includes around 100 different kinds of mammals including rare snow leopard and blue sheep. The region also boasts of around 478 species of birds including multi colored Impheyan, Koklas and blood pheasants. In addition the region is also home to 39 species of reptiles and 22 species of amphibians.
DHORPATAN HUNTING RESERVE (1,325 sq km):
Dhorpatan Hunting Reserve is the only area in Nepal where licensed is allowed. The reserve adjoins Myagdhi district and Baglung district, just below the Dhaulagiri range in West Nepal. The reserve begins at 3,000 m reaches as high as 7,000 m. Hunters also get pheasants and partridges in viable population for hunting. Other animals found here are leopard, ghoral, serow, Himalayan black bear, and wild boar. Endangered animals in the reserve are musk deer, wolf, red panda, cheer pheasant and Damp he.
KANCHENJUNGA CONSERVATION AREA (2,035 sq km)
Situated in the north eastern Nepal in the district of Taplejung, the Kanchanjunga Conservation Area is boarded by the Tibet-China in the north, Sikkim-India in the east and Sankhuwa Sabha district in the west. Wildlife includes endangered snow leopard, Himalayan black bear, musk deer, red panda, blue sheep and rhesus macaw. About 202 species of different birds including Impheyan pheasant, red billed blue magpie, shy drongo are found in the area
KHAPTAD NATIONAL PARK (225 sq km)
Khaptad National park in the West Nepal is the home of Khaptad Swami, the renowned scholar and a hermit. The park is reported to have 266bird species with migratory birds joining the residential ones. It supports about 175 breeding birds species. Some of the Impeyan pheasant (Daphne), Nepal's national bird, and many types of partridges. Flycatchers, bulbuls, cuckoos, and eagles. Wide variety of butterflies, moths, and insects are also form a part of the Khaptad ecosystem. The park provides habitat for some 20 different species of animals. Common ones include Barking deer, Wild boar etc.
KOSHI TAPPU WILDLIFE RESERVE (176 sq km):
Koshi Tappu Wildlife Reserve has carved a place for itself as a birdwatcher's paradise. The reserve spreads over Saptari districts in the East Nepal over the embankments of the River Koshi.The reserve ha been recognized as a Wetland site from1987. The reserve is also home to around 20 other animals' species such as Hog deer, Wild boar, spotted deer, Blue bull. Around 441 species of birds many seen nowhere else in Nepal have been recorded, including 20 dock species, 2 Ibis species, White tailed stonechat, Striated marsh warbler, 30 shore birds, 114 water birds and the endangered Swamps partridges and Bengal florican.
LANGTANG NATIONAL PARK (1,710 sq km):
The Park extends over parts of Nuwakot, Rasuwa and Sindhupalchok districts in the mountains terrain of Nepal-China border. The chief attraction of this park is the Langtang range in the north and several lakes in the south. Animals seen here are wild dog, red panda, pika, muntjac, musk deer, ghoral, serow, common langur, etc. Common birds seen here are tragopan, impeyan, and pheasant (kalij). The Langtang valley is also renowned for its holy Lake Gosainkunda.Thousands of Hindu pilgrims visit the lake area every year, especially during the Janai Purnima festival every August.
MAKALU BARUN NATIONAL PARK (2,330sq km):
The park spreads over the districts of Sankhuwasabha and Solukhumbu in northern Nepal. One of the prime attraction of visitors to the park is experienced the unique Himalayan bio diversity. The vegetation range from sub tropical forests to sub alpine and alpine as the altitude increases. The park offers bird watching opportunities with its 400 species of birds, including the rare spotted wren babbler and the olive ground warbler. Wildlife includes deer, Himalayan marmot, weasel, langur monkey and serow.
MANASLU CONSERVATION AREA (1,663sq km):
The Manaslu area in Gorkha district is a classic setting to experience pristine mountain nature and culture. The conservation area starts at 600 m and is crowned by the eighth highest peak in the world Mt.Manaslu
At 8,163 m. The region is home to 29 species of mammals including snow leopard, musk deer and Himalayan Tahr.There are over 20 species of birds and three species of reptiles and over 200 species of plants.
PARSA WILDLIFE RESERVE (499 sq km):
The Parsa Wildlife Reserve spreads over parts of Chitwan, Makwanpur, Parsa and Bara districts. The vegetation is tropical and sib tropical mostly covered with Sal forests, while the hills are covered with chir pine. Khair, sissoo and silk cotton are found along water areas. The reserve provides good habitat for animals like wild elephant, tiger, leopard, sloth bear, gaur, blue bull and wild dog. Other common animals in the reserve are samber, chital, hog deer, langur, barking deer, monkey, ret, striped hyena, jungle cat. There are 527 species of birds found in the reserve.
RARA NATIONAL PARK (106sq km):
The park ha recorded 214 species of birds. Some of the important species include coots, snow cock, different species of pheasants, grebes, mallard,
Common teal, red crested pochard and gulls. During winter many migratory birds join the residential gallinaceous birds. Sprawled over Mugu and Jumla districts the heart of the park is the country's biggest lake, Lake Rara, from where the park gets's its name.
BARDIA NATIONAL PARK (986sq km):
The Bardia National Park is the largest and most undisturbed protected area in the Terai and is the home to the endangered Royal Bengal tiger and Nepal's famous one horned rhinoceros. River Karnali borders the national park located in the far western district of Bardiya, in the west, the Churia range in the north while the River Babai flows right through the park. The park consists of 30 different mammals, more than 250 species of the birds, and several varieties of reptiles and water habitat. Some of the other animals found here are elephant, swamp deer, blackbuck, gharial crocodile and marsh mugger crocodile.
CHITWAN NATIONAL PARK (932 sq km):
Owing to its adornment of nature, Chitwan National Park was declared UNESCO Natural Heritage Site in 1979.The park that includes in its area a part of the Shivalik hills is covered with deciduous forests overlooking the floodplain of Narayani, Rapti and Reu rivers and offering a wilderness of rich ecosystem that includes mammals, birds, reptiles and water animals of several kinds. There are 600 plant species, 50 mammals, 526 birds and 49 amphibians reptiles found in the park. The highlights of course, are the 500 Asian one horned rhinoceros and some 100 nocturnal Royal Bengali Tigers that live in the dense forests if the park. Sharing home with these are other animals like rhesus, monkey, grey langur, deer, leopard, white stockinged gaur, wild boar, dogs, cats, snakes, crocodile and a number of species of birds.
SUKLAPHANTA WILDLIFE RESERVE (305 sq km):
Shuklaphanta Wildlife Reserve is located in the far eastern lowlands Terai of Nepal. The pristine sub tropical jungle makes Shuklaphanta Nepal's second largest wildlife Reserve in Terai.The reserve shelters now almost 2,000 swamp deer, around 50 elephants and 30 tigers. Other animals found here are spotted deer, blue bulls hog deer, wild boars, leopards, and jackles. Birds like sarus crane, swamp francolin, grass owl, warblers, flycatchers and the endangered Bengal Florican.Reptile species include marsh mugger, cobra, and python.
SAGARMATHA NATIONAL PARK (1,148 sq km):
The prime attraction in the Sagarmatha National Park is Mt.Everest, the highest peak of the world. The park was added to the list of World Heritage Site in 1979.Large mammals commonly seen in the park are the Himalayan tahr and musk deer. Others include the Himalayan Black Bear, Common Langur, Jackel, Weasels, Marten and the Himalayan Mouse hare (Pica). The park provides habitat for over 118 species of birds. The most common ones are Daphne, Blood pheasant. Red billed chough.
SHEY PHOKSUNDO NATIONAL PARK (3,555 sq km):
Sheyphoksundo National Park is situated in the Trans-Himalayan region of northwest Nepal. It is Nepal's largest National Park. The park provides important habitat for endangered species including the snow leopard, grey wolf, musk deer, and blue sheep. goral, jackal and Himalayan Black bear. The park is home to 6 species of reptiles and 29 species pf butterflies. The park provides habitat for over 200 species of birds.
SHIVAPURI NATIONAL PARK (144 sq km):
Poplar as trekking, hiking and recreation area, the Shivapuri National Park offers the nearest retreat from Kathmandu. The park was established as a Watershed and Wildlife Reserve in 1976.The Park was declared as a national park in 2002 for the protection of its unique natural adornments. Vegetation varieties in the park include its 129 species of mushrooms while animals include 19 species of mammals including beer, wild boar, wildcats and langur monkey. The park also boasts of 117 species of birds and 102 species of butterflies.
WWF NEPAL
Since 1961,WWF has worked to conserve nature and ecological processes through a combination of actions on the ground, national and international
advocacy work to establish appropriate policies, and international campaign to highlight and demonstrate solutions to crucial environment problems. Its focus has been on species, forests, climate, change, and freshwater. Nepal has been a pivotal country for WWF since 1967 when it launched a rhino conservation program in Chitwan.
(WWF for a living planet)
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