Bhagirathi II

Flora & fauna — Gangotri National Park

This place lies within Gangotri National Park.

Flora The park harbors Western Himalayan subalpine conifer forests at lower elevations and Western Himalayan alpine shrub and meadows at higher elevations. Vegetation consist of chirpine deodar, fir, spruce, oak and rhododendrons. Fauna Blue sheep in Gangotri National Park Blue sheep Gangotri National Park is home to the snow leopard. To date, 15 mammal species and 150 bird species have been documented in the park, including Asian black bear (Ursus thibetanus), brown bear (Ursus arctos), musk deer (Moschus chrysogaster), blue sheep (Pseudois nayaur), Himalayan tahr (Hemitragus jemlahicus), Himalayan monal (Lophophorus impejanus), Koklass (Pucrasia macrolopha) and Himalayan snowcock (Tetraogallus himalayensis), pheasants, partridges, doves, and pigeons. In June 2023, while on a trek to the Everest, six-time summiteer Loveraj Singh Dharamshaktu, assistant commandant, found out that the Blue Sheep were going blind. Ecology Gangotri National Park is typical of high altitude ecosystems, with decisive influence from Trans Himalayan elements in both physical and biological characterist…

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Terrain & setting

slope & aspect are approximate, estimated from the elevation model.