Annapurna Conservation Area

Annapurna Conservation Area
IUCN Category VI (Managed Resource Protected Area)
Annapurna range as seen from Pokhara

Location	Nepal
Area	7,629 km² (2,946 sq mi)
Established	1992

The Annapurna Conservation Area is Nepal's largest protected area covering 7,629 km² (2,946 sq mi) in the Annapurna range of the Himalayas.^[1]

References

^ Bhuju, U.R., Shakya, P.R., Basnet, T.B., Shrestha, S. (2007) Nepal Biodiversity Resource Book. Protected Areas, Ramsar Sites, and World Heritage Sites. International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development, Ministry of Environment, Science and Technology, in cooperation with United Nations Environment Programme, Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific. Kathmandu, Nepal. ISBN 978-92-9115-033-5 download pdf

External links

Information of Department of National Parks and Wildlife Conservation, Nepal

National Parks, Reserves and Ramsar Sites of Nepal

National Parks	Chitwan National Park · Bardia National Park · Rara National Park · Langtang National Park · Sagarmatha National Park · Khaptad National Park · Shey Phoksundo National Park · Makalu Barun National Park · Shivapuri Nagarjun National Park · Banke National Park

Wildlife Reserves	Sukla Phanta Wildlife Reserve · Parsa Wildlife Reserve · Koshi Tappu Wildlife Reserve

Conservation Areas	Annapurna Conservation Area · Manaslu Conservation Area · Kanchenjunga Conservation Area · Blackbuck Conservation Area · Gaurishankar Conservation Area · Api Nampa Conservation Area

Hunting Reserves	Dhorpatan Hunting Reserve

Ramsar Sites	Beeshazar Tal · Ghodaghodi Tal · Jagdishpur Reservoir · Gosainkunda · Phoksundo Lake · Mai Pokhari