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PRADESH STATE -SANCTUARY
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WILD LIFE
Himachal Pradesh
is the most beautiful state having different type of terrain, climate
and heights. Which has given birth to variety of vegetation, wild
animals and birds at different places and levels. The mountain ranges
in the state rise from 400 meters to 6800 meters which have variety
of forests like sal, rhododendron, oak, fir, deodar, birch, and
pines. These forests shelter for large number of wild animal and
birds. Himachal has two national parks and 29 wild life sanctuaries.
The state abounds
in wildlife among which some rare species like the musk deer, ibex,
thar, Himalayan brown bear and snow leopard are still found. The
rivers offer ideal fishing grounds for trout and masheer.
Many of these sanctuaries
located at higher ranges ,though not easily accessible, having marvelous
trekking routes and also have facilities for camping in the wild.
The gushing streams fascinating alpine pasture and high snow covered
peaks provide an eternal pleasure to the tourists.
The Wild Life sancturies of the state are :-
| Name
of Sanctuary |
District
|
Animals |
Visiting
Period |
| Shikari
Devi |
Mandi |
Musk
Deer, Barking Deer Goral, Black Bear ,Monal |
April
- May Aug. – Oct. |
| Bandi |
Mandi |
Goral,
Barking Deer, Black Bear ,Kalij |
April
- May Aug. – Oct. |
| Nargu |
Mandi |
Serow,
Musk Deer, Monal Black Bear, Barking Deer |
April
- May Aug. – Oct. |
| Renuka
|
Sirmour |
Goral,Sambhar,
Red Jungle Fowl, Barking Deer |
April
- June Aug. – Oct. |
| Talra |
Shimla
|
Goral,
Musk Deer, Panther Koklas, Black Bear |
April - June Aug. – Oct. |
| Lippa
Asrang |
Kinnaur |
Brown
Bear, Ibex, Chakor Black Bear, Tragopan |
Aug.
– Oct. |
| Chitkul,Rakcham |
Kinnaur
|
Bharal,
Musk Deer, Monal Black Bear |
Aug.
– Oct. |
| Rupi
Bhaba |
Kinnaur |
Snow
Leopard, Goral, Monal,Koklas, Musk Deer. |
Aug. – Oct. |
|
Kais |
Kullu |
Musk Deer, Black Bear, Goral. |
April - May Aug. – Oct. |
| Manali |
Kullu |
Black
Bear, Musk Deer Goral,Monal |
April
- May Aug. – Oct. |
| Khokhan |
Kullu |
Black
Bear, Snow Partridge Musk Deer, Monal,Koklas |
April
- May Aug. – Oct. |
| Kanawar |
Kullu
|
Thar,
Brown Bear ,Monal Snow Leopard, Musk deer |
April
- May Aug. – Oct. |
| Tundah
|
Chamba |
Thar,
Goral, Ibex, Brown Bear Monal, Black Bear |
April
– May |
| Daranghati |
Shimla |
Goral,
Serow,Black Bear,Monal Chakor,Koklas |
April
- June Aug.- Oct. |
| Shimla |
Shimla |
Barking
Deer, Goral,Kalij Red Jungle fowl. |
April
- June Aug.- Oct. |
| Simbalbara |
Sirmour |
Samber,Cheetal,
Barking Deer, Leopard, Wild Boar, Partridge |
March
- May |
|
Kugti |
Chamba |
Ibex,
Thar, Musk Deer, Monal Leopard, Brown Bear, Koklas |
April
- May Sept. – Oct. |
| Sachutaun
Nalah |
Chamba
|
Musk
Deer, Brown Bear, Thar Snow Leopard, Black Bear |
March
- May |
| Nainadevi |
Bilaspur |
Samber,
Wild Boar, Rhesus Barking Deer |
April
– Nov |
| Govind
Sagar |
Bilaspur |
Water
Birds like Ducks Egrets. |
Nov-March |
| Gamgul
Siya |
Chamba |
Thar,
Brown Bear, Goral, Black Beer, Koklas, Monal |
Mar-
April Sept. – Oct. |
| Kalatop
Khajjiar |
Chamba |
Serow,
Goral, Leopard, Black Bear, Barking Deer |
April
- May Sept. – Oct. |
Kalatop National Forest Sanctuary
This Sanctuary which lies between
Dalhousie and Chamba at the northwestern extremity Daula Dhar was
recognized as a game sanctuary on July 1, 1949. Dalhousie-Chamba
Road runs through the sanctuary,which contains about 15 villages.
This reserve covers an area of 3069 hectares. Its altitude varies
from 1185 meters to 2768 meters (3910 ft-9134 ft.) The terrain is
steep and typical of the Outer Himalayas. It is drained by several
tributaries of the Ravi River which lies just to the north.
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