National parks of Nepal

ROYAL BARDIYA NATIONAL PARK ...more on Wikipedia about "Bardia National Park"

Established in 1976, Koshi Tappu Wildlife Reserve is 175 sq. kilometers of wildlife refuge and wetlands habitat. It is located in Eastern Nepal, and can be accessed from the Mehendra Highway. The reserve currently has five elephants. The reserve is also home to the water buffalo (called arna), deer, nilgai, mugger crocodile, Ganges River Dolphin (also called the Gangetic Dolphin), and over 280 species of birds. ...more on Wikipedia about "Koshi Tappu Wildlife Reserve"

Langtang is a region in Nepal to the north of Kathmandu and bordering Tibet. It is protected as a national park and has a number of high peaks including Langtang Lirung (7246m). ...more on Wikipedia about "Langtang"

Royal Chitwan National Park (RCNP), covering an area of 932 km², is the oldest national park of Nepal. Established in 1973, it was granted the status of a World Heritage Site in 1984. The RCNP is located at the foot of the Himalayas in the Terai region, and the park is rich in flora and fauna, which include the last populations of single-horned Asiatic rhinoceros and the Bengal tiger. ...more on Wikipedia about "Royal Chitwan National Park"

Sagarmatha National Park, is located in eastern Nepal, containing parts of the Himalayas and the southern half of Mount Everest. The park was created July 19, 1976 and in 1979 was inscribed as a Natural World Heritage Site. Sagarmatha means "goddess of the sky" and is the Nepalese name for Mount Everest. ...more on Wikipedia about "Sagarmatha National Park"

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