{"id":375098,"date":"2026-11-05T15:49:13","date_gmt":"2026-11-05T10:19:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/?p=375098"},"modified":"2026-11-05T15:49:13","modified_gmt":"2026-11-05T10:19:13","slug":"govind-pashu-vihar-national-park","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/govind-pashu-vihar-national-park\/","title":{"rendered":"Govind Pashu Vihar National Park"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"content-box-green\">\n<p><strong>News:<\/strong> A new plant species, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/bupleurum-oslaense\/\">Bupleurum oslaense<\/a><\/strong> has been discovered in Uttarakhand\u2019s Govind Pashu Vihar National Park.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"red-h2-box\">About Govind Pashu Vihar National Park<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_375099\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-375099\" style=\"width: 403px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-375099\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Physical-map-of-Govind-Pashu-Vihar-Sanctuary-and-Govind-National-Park-comprising-the.webp?resize=403%2C285&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Govind Pashu Vihar National Park\" width=\"403\" height=\"285\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Physical-map-of-Govind-Pashu-Vihar-Sanctuary-and-Govind-National-Park-comprising-the.webp?resize=300%2C212&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Physical-map-of-Govind-Pashu-Vihar-Sanctuary-and-Govind-National-Park-comprising-the.webp?resize=768%2C543&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Physical-map-of-Govind-Pashu-Vihar-Sanctuary-and-Govind-National-Park-comprising-the.webp?w=850&amp;ssl=1 850w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 403px) 100vw, 403px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-375099\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: Research Gate<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li>The <strong>Govind Pashu Vihar National Park<\/strong> is located in <strong>Uttarkashi, Uttarakhand.<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>It <strong>forms part of the Western Himalayan biogeographic zone.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>It comprises <strong>two major valleys<\/strong> &#8211; the <strong>Rupin Valley<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0<strong>Supin Valley <\/strong>that form important catchments for the\u00a0<strong>Tons River<\/strong>, the <strong>main tributary of the Yamuna River.<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>It is home to the <strong>Har Ki Dun Valley, <\/strong>also known as the<strong> \u201cValley of Gods\u201d<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Named after:<\/strong> It is\u00a0named after\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/eminent-freedom-fighters-and-personalities-of-up\/\"><strong>Govind Ballabh Pant<\/strong>\u00a0<\/a>(1887\u20131961), a revered Indian freedom fighter who played a pivotal role in the Indian independence movement.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Established in:<\/strong> It has been established as a <strong>wildlife sanctuary in 1955 and later upgraded to a national park in 1990.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Area:<\/strong> It spans approximately <strong>958 sq. km.\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>River flowing through it:<\/strong> Two major rivers <strong>Rupin and Supin flow through the it.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Vegetation:\u00a0<\/strong> Its vegetation varies with altitude, comprising<strong> subtropical forests of pine <\/strong>and<strong> alder at lower elevations, temperate forests of oak, deodar and rhododendron, and sub-alpine forests<\/strong> of birch and fir at higher elevations.\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Beyond 3,500 m<\/strong>, <strong>alpine vegetation <\/strong>consisting mainly of grasses, sedges and medicinal herbs is found.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Flora: <\/strong>These variations support rich floral diversity, including <strong>pine, alder and other deciduous trees in the subtropical zone; oak, deodar, walnut and rhododendron in the temperate zone; and birch, fir and rhododendron in the sub-alpine zone.<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>The alpine region is characterised<strong> by grasses, sedges and medicinal plants such as Nardostachys jatamansi, Picrorhiza kurroa and Aconitum heterophyllum<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Fauna:<\/strong> It has been identified as a <strong>priority area for snow leopard conservation.<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Other species found in the region are the <strong>Himalayan Black Bear, Brown Bear, Musk Deer, Bharal (Blue Sheep), Himalayan Tahr and Leopard.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>It supports a rich diversity of avifauna, with <strong>approximately 100\u2013150 bird species <\/strong>such as <strong>Western Tragopan, Himalayan Monal, Koklass Pheasant and Golden Eagle,<\/strong><strong> vultures, owls, finches and warblers. <\/strong><\/li>\n<li>It also harbours <strong>around 70 species of butterflies,<\/strong> which play an important role in pollination and maintaining ecological balance.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>News: A new plant species, Bupleurum oslaense has been discovered in Uttarakhand\u2019s Govind Pashu Vihar National Park. About Govind Pashu Vihar National Park The Govind Pashu Vihar National Park is located in Uttarkashi, Uttarakhand. It forms part of the Western Himalayan biogeographic zone. It comprises two major valleys &#8211; the Rupin Valley\u00a0and\u00a0Supin Valley that form&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/govind-pashu-vihar-national-park\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Govind Pashu Vihar National Park<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10366,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1566,4182,12039,11211],"tags":[11872,12190],"class_list":["post-375098","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-daily-factly-articles","category-environment","category-knolls","category-places-in-news","tag-9pm-daily-factly","tag-research-matters","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","views":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/375098","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\/10366"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=375098"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/375098\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=375098"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=375098"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=375098"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}