Dachigam-Nationalpark

The Dachigam National Park is located in the north of India, located in the state of Jammu and Kashmir about 22 km from Srinagar. The National Park is known primarily for the world's last occurrence of the threatened Hanguls or Kashmir stag. Already in 1951 the area was designated as a reserve, 1981, the Dachigam National Park was established. The park area covers an area of ​​147 square kilometers.

Landscape and vegetation

The park includes a higher altitude alpine part in the east and including a wooded area located in the west, in the retreat many animals in the winter months. The eastern part is located at altitudes 2000-4400 m, the western part includes areas 1650-3950 m.

Wildlife

The national park is the last refuge of Hangul or Kashmir stag. In 1947, the stock of deer was around 2000 animals. After a dramatic decline in 1970, there were only about 150 of the rare deer. In the meantime, the stock rebounded to about 1,000 copies, but decreased the numbers again to below 120 in 2008. Meanwhile, the downward trend for the time being seems to be broken. Just one year later (2009) the park was home to a population of just over 200 cashmere deer. The Hanguls are hunted mainly by leopards and wild dogs. The prey remains have brown bears, black bears, jackals and red foxes gold food. Other mammals in the park are long-tailed marmot, Himalayan musk deer, Seraue, Yellow-throated marten, Bengal cats, jungle cats, otters and Indian mongooses. A snow leopard has been observed even in the 1970s. In addition, around 150 species of birds in the park occur.