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NATIONAL PARKS IN NEPAL

SHEY-PHOKSUNDO NATIONAL PARK

Area : 3555 sq. km
Established : 1984

Location:
Shey-Phoksundo National Park is situated in the mountain region of Western Nepal, covering parts of Dolpa and Mugu District. It is the largest national park in the country.

Feature:
The park contains luxuriant forests mainly comprised of blue pine, spruce, cypress, poplar, deodar, fir and birch. The Jugdula River valley consists mostly of Qurercus species. The trans-Himalayan area has near- desert type vegetation of mainly dwarf juniper and caragana shrubs.

The park provides prime habitat for snow leopard and blue sheep. Other common animals found in the park are: goral, Himalayan tahr, serow, leopard, wolf, jackal, Himalayan black bear, Himalayan weasel, Himalayan mouse hare, yellow-throated marten, langur and rhesus monkeys. The park is equally rich in many varieties of birds, such as Impeyan pheasant (danphe), blood pheasant, cheer pheasant, red and yellow billed cough, raven, jungle crow, snow partridge and many others.