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Flora and Fauna of Nepal

Many things can be written on the diversity of flora and fauna of Nepal. The Terai forests are home to more than 848 species of beautiful birds, and more than 500 species of butterflies beautiful. The lush vegetation of these forests is also a heritage of this country of mountains. The country has a flourishing tourism industry, and flora and fauna of Nepal is a major tourist attraction. UNESCO has offered to finance a number of these parks, declaring them as 'natural World Heritage sites. "There are quite a few famous national parks for the conservation of fauna and flora of Nepal.

The flora of Nepal-
To begin with, Nepal has at least 6000 different species of plants. Environmentalists have identified at least 75 vegetation types and 35 types of forests in Nepal. The monsoon climate is responsible for the luxuriant growth of elephant grass in the forest reserves. At the same time, because it is a mountainous country Nepal is home to a staggering collection of orchids. There are about 25000 species of orchids in the world, 319 of these are located in Nepal alone! More

than 30 species of rhododendrons are available here. The rhododendron is the national flower of Nepal. Nepal is home to a large number of herbs and medicinal plants, and tall trees as the peepul and banyan.

Wildlife of Nepal-'UNESCO set up some national parks in Nepal, natural World Heritage sites. The parks are the Royal Chitwan National Park, and the Sagarmatha National Park. The other national parks are the Royal Bardia National Park, and Kosi Tappu. Nepal is home to many endangered species like the snow leopard, black male, tiger Bengal, the red panda, wild buffalo, wild yak, the Indian elephant, the gharial crocodile, the chital (spotted deer), nilgai (blue bull), moorhens, to name a few. Daphne or Monal is the national bird of Nepal.

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