Jigme Singye Wangchuck National Park Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
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About Jigme Singye Wangchuck National Park
This 1,730-km² park is home to virgin forests and an array of wild animals, including leopards, red pandas, Himalayan black bears and many species of bird. It occupies most of the Trongsa district, and parts of Sarpang, Tsirang, Wangdue Phodrang and Zhemgang districts. The high mountains in the central regions of the national park are an important watershed for the streams and rivers that become the headwaters and tributaries of the Mangde Chhu River to the west. Nika Cchu joins Mangde Chhu from the north. It is also connected via biological corridors to other national parks in Bhutan. The park was established in 1995 as the Black Mountains National Park. It covers a wide range of habitat types from the permanent ice on top of Durshingla (in the Black Mountains), alpine lakes and pastures,
Jigme Singye Wangchuck National Park Travel Guide Sections
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