{"id":281955,"date":"2024-02-10T15:14:17","date_gmt":"2024-02-10T09:44:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/?p=281955"},"modified":"2024-02-11T13:58:26","modified_gmt":"2024-02-11T08:28:26","slug":"dachigam-national-park","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/dachigam-national-park\/","title":{"rendered":"Dachigam National Park"},"content":{"rendered":"

Source<\/strong>-This post on Dachigam National Park<\/strong> is based on the article “Himalayan black bears in Dachigam National Park get a special winter diet for Winter 2024<\/a><\/strong>” published in “TOI<\/strong>” on 6th February 2024.<\/p>\n

Why in the News?<\/h2>\n

At Dachigam National Park in Jammu and Kashmir, a special diet has been provided to Himalayan Black Bears<\/span> to support them during their natural hibernation period. Because of heavy snowfall and cold weather, the bears had trouble finding their usual food.<\/p>\n

About Dachigam National Park<\/h2>\n
\"Dachigam
Source- LearnCBSE<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Aspect<\/strong><\/td>\nDetails<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Location<\/strong><\/td>\n1. It is located 22 kms from Srinagar<\/span> in Jammu and Kashmir at altitudes ranging from 5500 feet to 14,000 feet.
\n2. It covers an area of 141 sq km<\/span> (square kilometers).<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Origin and History<\/strong><\/td>\n1. Its name, meaning \u2018ten villages<\/span>\u2019, possibly commemorates the relocation of ten villages for its creation.
\n2. Initially, its establishment aimed to guarantee the provision of clean drinking water to Srinagar city.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
National Park Status<\/strong><\/td>\nDesignated as a protected area since 1910, it attained the status of a national park in 1981<\/span>.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Special Feature<\/strong><\/td>\nThe park is renowned for being the habitat of the critically endangered<\/span> Hangul<\/a>, also known as the Kashmir stag<\/span>.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Vegetation<\/strong><\/td>\nHimalayan moist temperate forest<\/span>: sub-alpine forest and alpine forest type<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Flora<\/strong><\/td>\nWild cherry<\/span>, apple, pear, peach, plum, apricot, chestnut, willow, walnut, oak<\/span>, pine,<\/span> birch, poplar, chinar, and elm trees<\/span>.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Fauna<\/strong><\/td>\n1. Besides the Hangul, Dachigam boasts populations of musk deer, leopard, Himalayan Grey Langur<\/span>, leopard cat, Himalayan Black Bear, yellow-throated marten<\/span>, and various other species.
\n2. The area is home to raptors like the Eurasian eagle owl<\/span>, Lammergeier, Eurasian griffon<\/span>, and white-rumped vulture<\/span>.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

About Himalayan Black bear (Ursus thibetanus laniger)<\/h2>\n
\"Himalayan
Source- NDTV<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

1. It is a subspecies of the Asian black bear<\/span>.<\/p>\n

2. It is known for its role as a primary seed disperser<\/span> which helps in maintaining ecosystem balance.<\/p>\n

3. Nature<\/strong>:
\na.<\/strong> It is typically nocturnal and elusive<\/span>.
\nb.<\/strong> In the northwestern Himalayas, it hibernates during winter<\/span>, while in the eastern Himalayas, it remains active throughout the year<\/span>.<\/p>\n

4. Conservation status<\/strong>– IUCN: Vulnerable<\/span><\/p>\n

UPSC Syllabus- Environment\/Species in news<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Source-This post on Dachigam National Park is based on the article “Himalayan black bears in Dachigam National Park get a special winter diet for Winter 2024” published in “TOI” on 6th February 2024. Why in the News? At Dachigam National Park in Jammu and Kashmir, a special diet has been provided to Himalayan Black Bears… Continue reading Dachigam National Park<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10367,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1566,4182,11834],"tags":[11872],"class_list":["post-281955","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-daily-factly-articles","category-environment","category-species-in-news","tag-9pm-daily-factly","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","views":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/281955","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10367"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=281955"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/281955\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=281955"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=281955"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=281955"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}