The Great Himalayan National Park is one of India’s national parks. It is located in Kullu region in the state of Himachal Pradesh. The park was established in 1984 and is spread over an area of 1171 km2. It was added to the UNESCO list of World Heritage Sites in June 2014.
About Great Himalayan National Park in brief
The Great Himalayan National Park is one of India’s national parks. It is located in Kullu region in the state of Himachal Pradesh. The park was established in 1984 and is spread over an area of 1171 km2. In June 2014, the park was added to the UNESCO list of World Heritage Sites. They are protected under the strict guidelines of the Wildlife Protection Act of 1972; hence any sort of hunting is not permitted. Most of the Himalayan fauna has been given protection under the high priority category of Schedule I of the Indian Wildlife Act, 1972.
A trek in any of the park’s valleys brings one into the high altitude habitat of animals such as the blue sheep, snow leopard, Himalayan tahr, musk deer, brown bear, and brown bear. The GHNP is at the junction of world’s two major biogeographic realms: the Indomalayan realm to the south and the Palearctic realms to the north. The temperate forest flora-fauna of GHNP represents the westernmost extension of the Sino-Japanese Region. As a result of its 4,100 m elevation range the park has a diversity of zones.
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