Deosai National Park

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Entering Deosai Plains from Skardu town
Entering Deosai Plains from Skardu town

Deosai National Park is located in the Northern Areas of Pakistan. It is located on the Deosai Plains, that are among the highest plateaus in the world with an average height of 4,114 metres above the sea level, covering an area of about 3,000 square kilometers. For just over half the year - between November and May - Deosai is snow-bound. In the summer months when the snow clears up, Deosai is accessible from Skardu in the north and the Astore Valley in the west. Deosai is well known for its spring season when it is covered by a carpet of millions of flowers and a wide variety of butterflies.

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[edit] Sheosar Lake

Sheosar Lake in Deosai Plains
Sheosar Lake in Deosai Plains
Main article: Sheosar Lake

There is a lake named Sheosar Lake in the Deosai Plains. The lake is at a height of 4,142 m (13,589 feet). Its approximate length is reported to be 2.3 km (1.4 miles), width 1.8 km (1.2 miles) and average depth 40 m.

[edit] Wildlife

Endless Plains
Endless Plains

Deosai Plains make up one of the last frontiers of natural habitat for the Himalayan brown bear, a creature that once roamed the mountains freely. The park currently has in between 20-28 Brown bears. This park was established to protect these endangered bears. Recently a research project has started by Himalayan Wildlife Foundation (HWF) and the Northern Areas Forests, Parks, and Wildlife Department to secure the survival of the brown bear in the Deosai Plains and to monitor their population.

The Deosai Plains are also home to the ibex, red fox, golden marmot, wolf, the Ladakh urial, the snow leopard, Himalayan Musk Deer, Pika, Migratory Hamster, Ermine and a number of resident and migratory birds. Birds in the park are: Golden eagle, Lammagier vulture, Griffon vulture, Laggar falcon, Peregrine falcon, Kestrel, Indian sparrow hawk and Snow cock.

[edit] See also

Rainbow in Deosai Plains
Rainbow in Deosai Plains

[edit] External links

Pakistan Portal

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