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The Great Himalayan National Park (GHNP), is one of India's national parks, is located in Kullu region in the state of Himachal Pradesh. The park was established in 1984 and is spread over an area of 1171 km2 at an altitude of between 1500 and 6000 m. The Great Himalayan National Park is a habitat to numerous flora and more than 375 fauna species, including approximately 31 mammals, 181 birds, 3 reptiles, 9 amphibians, 11 annelids, 17 mollusks and 127 insects. They are protected under the strict guidelines of the Wildlife Protection Act of 1972; hence any sort of hunting is not permitted. In June 2014 UNESCO World Heritage site The GHNP is at the junction of world's two major biogeographic realms: the Indomalayan realm to the south and the Palearctic realm to the north. The temperate forest flora-fauna of GHNP represents the westernmost extension of the Sino-Japanese Region. The high altitude ecosystem of the Northwest Himalaya has common plant elements with the adjacent Western and Central Asiatic region. As a result of its 4,100 m elevation range the park has a diversity of zones with their representative flora and fauna, such as alpine, glacial, temperate, and subtropical forests. These biogeographic elements are result of geological evolution of Himalaya which continues today from the action of plate tectonics and continental drift. Over 100 million years ago, the Indian sub-continent broke off from the large, southern landmass, Gondwanaland and moved north. It eventually slammed into the northern land mass, Laurasia, and formed the gigantic folded mountains of the Himalaya. Due to this union of Gondwanaland and Asiatic landmasses, exchange of flora and fauna was possible and this ultimately led to the unique biogeographical features in the region.

The Great Himalayan National Park (GHNP) is at the junction of the world’s two major faunal realms – the Indomalayan to the south and the Palaearctic to the north. The park’s temperate forest flora and fauna mark the westernmost limit of the Sino-Japanese region, and its high-altitude ecosystem has floral affinities with, amongst others, the Mediterranean, Tibetan and Cis-Himalayan regions. GHNP has the plant and tree species jatamansi, salam panja, and English yew, in common with Afghanistan and western China. It also shares the sea-buckthorn with the Palaearctic region, the deodar, alpine yellow violet and alpine meadow grass with the Mediterranean region, and the euphorbia with south India. Endemic flora and fauna have also evolved in the Northwestern Himalaya, including Draba lasiophylla Royle, several species of Balsams, and the Himalayan tahr, all of which are well represented in the park. Because of its range of species, and the compact nature of their abode, GHNP is the highest priority conservation zone in the western Himalaya. The climate of GHNP is typical of the western Himalaya’s front ranges. It has four distinct seasons: spring (April to June); rainy/summer (July to September); autumn (October to November) and winter (December to March). Precipitation is moderate for most of the year and abundant during the monsoon, from mid-June to mid-September. In recent years, maximum annual rainfall has been 1,298 mm. During winter, some snow is common at lower elevations, whilst higher elevations can receive snowfall of over two meters. The ambient temperature can vary from -10ºC in January to 40ºC in June. The Himalayan region, with its diverse climatic conditions, is home to many uncommon, endemic and endangered species of flora and fauna. The number of plant species in the Himalaya is estimated at 25,000 – 10% of the world’s known species and 50% of India’s endemic flora. This includes 7,020 species of fungi, 1,159 species of lichen and 2,000 species of bryophytes (including mosses and worts), with the remainder ferns, angiosperms (flowering plants) and other species.

The Great Himalayan National Park Conservation Area. Located in the western Himalayas of Himachal Pradesh, the National Park spreads in abundance with a 754 square kilometre area and features the temperate and alpine forests. Home to many significant wildlife species like leopards, musk deer, brown bears, jungle fowl and many species of birds and insects, it is a wonderful exploration to take your adventure tour up a notch.

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