A Rich Natural Heritage

7:22 PM / Posted by Nirmal /

Thanks to Nepal's extensive and effective parks and reserves system , the country has managed to preserve more endangered species of flora and fauna than any other area in Asia .Nepal has a network of 9National Parks 3 Wild life Reserves3 Conservation Areas,1 Hunting Reserve,including 9 Buffer zones around national Parks covering a total of 28585.67 sq km or 19.42% of the country's total land.

UNESCO Natural World Heritage Sites:

  1. Chitwan National Park (932 sq km)
  2. Everest National Park (1148 sq km)
Other National Parks:
  1. Bardiya National Parks (968 sq km)
  2. Khaptad National Parks (225 km)
  3. Langtang National Park (1710 sq km)
  4. Makalu-Barun National Park (2330 sq km)
  5. Rara National Park (106 sq km)
  6. Sheg-Phoksundo National Park (3555 sq km)
  7. Shivapuri National Park (144 sq km)
Wild Life Reserve:
  1. Koshi-Tappu wild life Reserve (176 sq km)
  2. Parsa Wildlife Reserve (499 sq km)
  3. Sukla Phanta wildlife Reserve (305 sq km)
Conservation Areas:
  1. Annupurna conservation Area (7629 sq km)
  2. Kanchanjunga Conservation Area (2035 sq km)
  3. Manaslu Conservation Area (1663 sq km)
Hunting Reserve:
  1. Dhorpatan Hunting Reserve (1325 sq km)

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