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 Nepal
is one of the most scenic parts in the world where are unique
opportunities to travelers for trekking, mountaineering,
rafting, jungle adventures and studying in geology, nature,
culture, history and many more. There are many places and
things to see in Himalayan Hindu kingdom Nepal. The sky
soaring peaks, hanging icefalls, glaciers and frequent avalanches,
beautiful intermountain valleys, rivers and rivulets, tectonic-glacial
and ox-bow lakes, tropical forests, rare types of floras
and faunas, are the welcoming ornaments for the tourists
and researchers. Geographically Nepal is a small country
but it is a unique part of the world where can be seen almost
all kinds of climates, weathers, forests and geographical
situations found in the world because of the topographical
diversity of altitude. The elevation of the lowest part
of Nepal is 60masl and the highest part of Nepal is the
Mt. Everest 8848m; the top of the world. It can be obtained
the world's latitudinal experience in Nepal within 3 weeks.
Nepal can be the best places in the world for any kind of
natural research study.
Floral and faunal bio-Diversity
Nepal lies at the crossroad of Pale-arctic and Oriental
Ecological region where are 7500 species of vegetation and
that has Outstanding genetic diversities harboring so far
2001AD as follows:
| Bird 850 types |
(Chitwan, Koshi Tappu, Arun Valley and
Fulchoki are the famous places for bird watching) |
| Butterflies |
625 types (Fulchoki, Manang, Khaptad
are famous places for butterflies) |
| Mammals |
183 types (especially National Parks
and Conservation Areas are famous for the mammals) |
| Reptiles |
171 types (70 of them are snakes and
7 are poison out of 70), protected areas are famous
for reptiles |
| Fishes 117 types |
(all fishes in Nepal are fresh water
fishes), Koshi, Gandaki and Karnali are famous for fishes
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National Parks, Wildlife Reserve
and Protected Areas of Nepal
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1. Kanchenjungha
Conservation area, famous for rare flora and fauna
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2. Makalu Barun
National Park, famous for floral and faunal studies, specially
for bird watching
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3. Koshi Tappu Wildlife
Reserve, famous for bird watching and wild buffalo
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4. Sagarmatha National
Park, famous for musk deer, Mt. Everest lies in this park
(enlisted in world Heritage site of UNESCO
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5. Parsa Wildlife
Reserve, famous for lowland flora and fauna
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6. Royal Chitwan
National Park, famous for bird watching, lowland flora
and fauna (enlisted in World Heritage Site)
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7. Langtang National
Park, famous for wild boar and panda
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8. Shivpuri Watershed
Area, famous for midland flora and fauna, the main source
of water to the Kathmandu valley
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9. Manaslu Ecotourism
Area (MCAP), famous for high country flora and fauna
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10. Annapurna Conservation
Area (ACAP), famous for midland and high country flora
and fauna
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11. Royal Dhorpatan
Hunting Reserve, famous for hunting
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12. Shey-Phoksundo
National Park, famous for Shey Gompa, high country flora
and fauna (enlisted both in Nepal and Tibet)
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13. Royal Bardia
National Park, famous for elusive Bengal Tiger, reptiles
and Dolphin
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14. Rara National
Park, famous for rare flora and fauna, especially for
spiny Babbler
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15. Khaptad National
Park, famous for rare species of herbal plant, wonderful
rolling plateau and best for skiing in winter
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16. Royal Suklaphanta
Wildlife Reserve, famous for spotted deer, python and
wetland flora and fauna
 Antecedent
and consequent rivers like Koshi, Gandaki and Karnali offer
the unique river adventures to the tourists. This is the rich
land in bio-diversity. More than 7500 types of vegetation
and rare types of faunas are found in Nepal. A bird spiny
babbler was extinct for 150 years from the world but again
it is found only in Arun valley Nepal in 1992AD.
Nepal provides the unique natural opportunities
to travelers and researchers like trekking, mountaineering,
rock climbing, rafting/kayaking/canoeing, jungle safari,
bird watching, zoological and botanical research study etc.
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