Kalatop Khajjiar Sanctuary

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Kalatop Wildlife Sanctuary.

Kalatop Khajjiar Sanctuary, or simply Kalatop Sanctuary, is a 30.69 km2 animal sanctuary at Kalatop and Khajjiar in the Chamba district of Himachal Pradesh, India. The sanctuary area is well laid out for trekking trails both at Kalatop and Khajjiar. There is a dense deodar and fir forest covering 19.63 km2 of the sanctuary, which is about 6 km from Dalhousie. Pheasants, serow and black bear are some of the common animals found here. The sanctuary lies in the path of the Ravi River, and is surrounded by coniferous and oak forests. [1]

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Flora and fauna

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Kalatop Forest Rest House

The vegetation consists of blue pine and deodar forest, with oak. Undergrowth in the forest area is well developed. Some of the notable elements of the flora found within the sanctuary are Coniferous Trees, Oak Forests, Rhododendron, Grasslands and Meadows, Mosses and Ferns, and other shrubs and herbs. [2]


Some of the notable fauna species found within the sanctuary are:

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References

  1. "Sanctuaries". Department of Tourism & Civil Aviation, Government of Himachal Pradesh.
  2. Singh, Sharma, Harinder, Mangaleshwar (2006). Flora of Chamba District, Himachal Pradesh. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
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  4. Faunal Diversity of Kalatop-Khajjiar Wildlife Sanctuary (District Chamba, Himachal Pradesh). Zoological Survey of India. 2017. ISBN   9788181714428.

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