Monday, January 17, 2011

National Parks, Wildlife Reserves and Conservation Area of Nepal

The geography of Nepal can be divided into high mountains, mid hills and low lands. A wide range of ecosystem from sub-tropical jungles of the Terai to the arctic conditions of Himalayan highlands are found within an area of 147,181 sq. Km.

There are a total of 9 national parks, 3 wildlife reserves, 6 conservation areas, 1 hunting reserve in including 11 buffer zone areas in an around protected areas, covering a total of 28,998.67 sq Km. (19.07%) of the country's total land. Nepal's rich bio-diversity renders it ideal as an eco-tourism destination.

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