Thanks for Visiting: FLORA AND FAUNA

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Nepal is a land of geographical extremes, ranging from near
sea-level elevations in the southern Terai world’s highest mountains. The
country contains a variety of ecosystems treeless sub-alpine pastures and dense
fir forest of the high valleys,oak and rhododendron woods of the middle hills,
and tall sal forests of the south. Along the southern borders of Nepal are
preserved much of the lowland jungles and grasslands that once covered this
part of the sub-continent. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>one can
see birds and mammals found nowhere else. Although animal habit has been
somewhat depleted as a result of agriculture, deforestation and other causes,
through Nepal’s extensive and effective park and reserve system, the country
still has more varied flora and fauna than any other area in Asia.</div>
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</span></span></span>Tropical Deciduous Monsoon Forest.</h3>
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This includes the terai plains and the broad flat valleys or
Duns found between hill ranges. The dominant tree species of this area are sal
(Shorea robusta), sometimes associated with Semal (Bombax malabricum), Asna
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(Terminalia Termentosa), Dalbergic spp, and other species, and pinus roxburghi
occurring on the higher ridges of the Churia hills, which in places reach an
altitude of 1,800 meters. Tall coarse two-meter-high elephant grass originally
covered much of the Dun valleys but has now been largely replaced by
agricultural settlement. This tropical zone is Nepal’s richest area for
wildlife, with gaurs, wild buffalo four species of deer, tiger lepord and other
anilmals, Rhinoceros and two species of crocodile and the Gangetic dolphin
inhabit the rivers.<br />
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This includes the Mahabharat Lekh which rises to a height of
about 2,400 meters and comprises the outer wall of the Himalayan range. Great
rivers such as the karnali, narayani, and sapta koshi flow through this area
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into the plains of the Terai. This zone also includes the so called “middle
hills” which extend northward in a somewhat confused maze of ridges and valleys
to the foot of the great Himalaya. Among the tree species characteristic of
this region are Castenopsis indicia in association with Schima wallichi, and
other species such as alnus nepalensis, Acer oblongum and various species of
oak and rhododendron has not yet taken place. This zone is generally poor in
wildlife. The only mammals which are at all widely distributed are wild boar,
barking deer, serow, ghoral and bear. Different varieties of birds are also
found in this zone<br />
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</span></span></span>Temperate evergreen forest, Northward</h3>
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On the lower slopes and spurs of the Great Himalaya, oaks
and pines are the dominant species up to an altitude of about 2,400 meters
Above these are found dense conifer forest of Picea. Tsuga, Larix and Betula
spp. Abies and Betula are usually confined to higher elevations, with Betula are
usually confined to higher elevations, with Betula typically marking the upper
limit of the tree line. At about 3,600 to 3,900 meteres rhododendron, bamboo
and maples commonly mingle with the conifers. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>red panda is among the more interesting of
the smaller mammals found in this zone. It appears to be fairly well
distributed in suitable areas of the forest above 1,800 meters, the rich and
varied avifauna of this region includes several spectacular and beautiful
pheasants, including the Damphe pheasant, Nepal’s national bird.</div>
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The compositions of the forest
varies considerably, with coniferous predominating in the west and ericaceous
in the east. The wildlife of this region includes the Himalayan bear, serow,
ghoral, barking deer and wild boar, with the Himalayan tahr sometimes being
seen on sleep rocky faces above 2,400 meters. The<br />
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Above the fee line, rhododendron, juniper scrub and other
procumbent woody vegetation may extend to about 4,200 meters where they are
then succeeded by a tundra-like association of short grasses, sedge mosses and
alpine plants wherever there is sufficient soil. This continues up to the lower
limit of perpetual snow and ice at about unlikely to include any specious other
the Himalayan marmot, mouse hare, tahr, musk deer, snow leopard and
occasionally blue sheep. </div>
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In former times, the wild yak and great Tibetan sheep
could also be sighed in this region and it is possible that a few may still be
surviving in areas such as Dolpa and Humla. The bird life at these altitudes
includes several interesting species such as the lammergeyer, snowcock,
snowpartridge. Chough and bunting with redstarts and dippers often seen along
the streams and rivulet.</div>

FLORA AND FAUNA

Nepal is a land of geographical extremes, ranging from near sea-level elevations in the southern Terai world’s highest mountains. ...