royal manas national park,
Royal Manas National Park is the oldest national park in
Bhutan, and the Royal Government considers it "the protection shop of the
kingdom" and "genetic depository" for valuable plants. It covers
an area of 1,057 square kilometers (408 square miles) and includes Eastern
Sarpang district, western half of Zemang district, and western Pemagatsal district.
It is connected through the "Biological corridors"
via the Fishboas Wildlife Sanctuary, Jigme Singe Wangchuk National Park,
Thirmingala National Park, and Khaling Wildlife Sanctuary. The Royal Manas
Assam, the World Heritage Site of India also places Manas National Park
directly in the south. It has been listed as a temporary site for UNESCO
inclusion in Bhutan's tentative list.
History
The Royal Manas was one of the earliest centers of the
Bhutan Trust Fund in the early 1990s, which was achieving infrastructure and basic
biological and socio-economic assessments. Bhutan's first park management plan
was prepared for the Royal Manas, and there was directed management for the
other parks.
Flora
Golden Langur (Presbyts Gee).
Golden Langur (Presbyts Gee).
Residences in the Royal Manas National Park range from
tropical forests to lowland to sustainable snow areas. The park consists of the
eastern Himalayan broad forest and the Himalayan sub-tropical pine woods in
Ecoregion.
The Royal Manas also produce many plant species in food,
commerce, medicine, and religious rituals. About 5,000 people live in remote,
isolated villages within the park.
Fauna
Royal Manas National Park Bengal's tigers, elephants, gaur
(Bose Goras) as well as the rare golden languor (Presbytis Gie), Peggy Hog
(Susie Salvice), Harpid Green (Caprolagus herpidus), and Ganga River Dolphin
(Plastista) is. . It is the only Bhutanese park settled by a horny rhinoceros
(Rhinoceros unicornis) and wild-water buffalo (Bubalus Arni). Hundreds of birds
- including four species of Hornbill - Roof-Neck, Wreaths, Pied Piglets and
Great Indians - also live in huge parks.
Manas river and its tributaries are home to migratory
migratory fish species for three species of fish, called Maheshir: deep-body
Mahasir (Tor of Tow), Goldfish Mahseer (Tor Cat), and Chocolate Masheer /
Kettle (Acrooschillus hexangonolepis)