Jigme Dorji National Park
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| Location: | Bhutan | ||
| Surface: | 4316 km² | ||
| Founding: | 1974 | ||
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The Jigme Dorji National Park is a national park in Bhutan . The national park is located in the Himalayan region on the border with China in the districts of Paro , Thimphu , Gasa , Punakha and Wangdue Phodrang . With a size of 4,316 square kilometers , it is the second largest national park in the country. Due to the enormous height differences in the mountains, which range from 1400 m to 7000 m and include eight vegetation zones, it is one of the most species-rich protected areas on the Indian subcontinent.
The park hardly has any tourist infrastructure, but trekking is allowed.
Flora and fauna
The inhabitants of the national park include snow leopards , takins , blue sheep , cat bears and golden langurs . Among the birds, the satyrtragopan should be emphasized. For the snow leopard, the national park is the most important protected area in Bhutan.
See also
Web links
- National Park on protectedplanet.net (English)
- Side of the WWF Bhuta to the park (English)
- Side of the parking authority to National Park (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Official Record for Jigme Dorji in Bhutan. ProtectedPlanet / IUCN. Retrieved June 19, 2017.
- ^ A b William Riley, Laura Riley: Nature's Strongholds. The World's Great Wildlife Reserves. Princeton University Press, 2005. ISBN 0-691-12219-9
- ^ TM McCarthy and G. Chapron (2003): Snow Leopard Survival Strategy. ISLT and SLN, Seattle, USA. International Snow Leopard Trust, Seattle, Washington. PDF ( Memento of the original from March 4, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ^ Snow Leopard Network: Snow Leopard Survival Strategy. Revised 2014 version. Snow Leopard Network, Seattle, Washington 2014. PDF
