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The Great Himalayan National Park (GHNP) is a national park in India, located in Banjar sub-division of Kullu in the state of Himachal Pradesh. The park was established in 1984 and is spread over an area of 1171 km 2 ; elevations within the park range between 1500 and 6000 m.
Sanctuaries and National Parks Area (km 2) Year of Notification Great Himalayan National Park: 905.4 (2010), [6] originally 754.40 [7] 1984 Inderkilla National Park: 104 2010 Khirganga National Park: 710 2010 Pin Valley National Park: 675 1987 Simbalbara National Park: 27.88 (2010), originally 19.03 [8] 1958 [7] Bandli Wildlife Sanctuary: 41.32 ...
Indian rhinoceros in the Terai. Above the alluvial plain lies the Terai strip, a seasonally marshy zone of sand and clay soils. The Terai has higher rainfall than the plains, and the downward-rushing rivers of the Himalaya slow down and spread out in the flatter Terai zone, depositing fertile silt during the monsoon season and receding in the dry season.
It contains prime habitat for the snow leopard and the Tibetan wolf. [5] Other mammals include the ibex, markhor, blue sheep, tahr, and Himalayan marmot. [6] There are 172 bird species in this ecoregion. Important birds include the lammergeier, golden eagle, Himalayan griffon vulture, snow partridge, Tibetan snowcock, and Himalayan snowcock. [7]
It is a valuable ecosystem as many Himalayan birds and animals migrate seasonally up and down the mountains spending part of the year in the conifer forests, so conservation is a high priority. [2] This ecoregion is drier than the Eastern Himalayan subalpine conifer forests, which receive more moisture from the Bay of Bengal monsoon.
The sanctuary is connected to the Great Himalayan National Park as well. [1] It is located at an altitude of 2,100 m to 4,900 m. Tirthan Wildlife Sanctuary can be reached by direct buses and taxis from Shimla and Chandigarh to Kullu.
Shivapuri Nagarjun National Park, Nepal (159 km 2 (61 sq mi)) [5] Makalu-Barun National Park, Nepal (1,500 km 2 (580 sq mi)); [5] also extends into the Eastern Himalayan subalpine conifer forests and Eastern Himalayan alpine shrub and meadows; Neora Valley National Park, West Bengal (88 km 2 (34 sq mi)) [6]
Other species of fauna include woolly hare, Himalayan black bear, Himalayan brown bear, red fox, Himalayan ibex, Himalayan marmot, Himalayan blue sheep, red billed chough, Chukar partridge, snow partridge, blue rock pigeon, snow pigeon, Himalayan snowcock, lammergeier, Himalayan griffon, golden eagle, and rosefinch.