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NATIONAL PARKS, WILD LIFE RESERVES, CONSERVATION AREAS, HUNTING RESERVES & BUFFER ZONES OF NEPAL

List of National Parks, Wild Life reserves, conservation areas, hunting reserves and buffer zones of Nepal. A. National Parks Name & Altitude Established (A.D) Area (Km 2 ) Flora Fauna Unique features Chitwan National Park (150 to 815 m) 1973 932 • Sal forests (70%), • Grasslands (20%), • Riverine (7%) • Sal with Chirpine (3%) • Mammals (50 sp.), birds (over 525), Amphibians and reptiles (55 sp.) • Endangered fauna - Rhino, Gaur, Bengal tiger, Wild elephant, Four-horned antelope, Pangolin, Golden monitor lizard, Python, Bengal florican, Lesser florican, Giant hornbill, Black stork, White stork • First national Park of Nepal • Included in a world heritage site in 1984 • Known for one-horned Rhinoceros Sagarmatha National Park (2845 to 8848 m) 1976 1148 • Pine, fir, juniper • Alpine plant communities • Red Panda, Snow-leopard, Himalayan Thar, Pika, Ghoral, Musk deer • Birds (over 118 sp.) including Danphe (national bird of ...