Deosai
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Jeep Crossing Suspended Bridge at Deosai
Jeep Crossing Suspended Bridge at Deosai

The Deosai National Park is located in the Pakistani-controlled part of Kashmir that is known as the Federally Administered Northern Areas (FANA). The park is located on the Deosai Plains, that are among the highest plateaus in the world with an average height of 4,114 metres above the sea level, covering an area of about 3,000 square kilometers. For just over half the year - between November and May - Deosai is snow-bound. In the summer months when the snow clears up, Deosai is accessible from Skardu in the north and the Astore Valley in the west. Deosai is well known for its spring season when it is covered by a carpet of millions of flowers and a wide variety of butterflies.

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Sheosar Lake

Sheosar Lake in Deosai Plains
Sheosar Lake in Deosai Plains
Main article: Sheosar Lake

There is a lake named Sheosar Lake in the Deosai Plains. The lake is at a height of 4,142 m (13,589 feet). Its approximate length is reported to be 2.3 km (1.4 miles), width 1.8 km (1.2 miles) and average depth 40 m.

Wildlife

Endless Plains
Endless Plains

Deosai Plains make up one of the last frontiers of natural habitat for the Himalayan brown bear, a creature that once roamed the mountains freely. The Deosai National Park was estalbished in 1993 to secure the survival of the brown bear and its habitat. Having long been a prize kill for poachers and hunters, the brown bear, Pakistan's largest omnivore, now has a hope for survival in Deosai where its number has increased from just 19 in 1993 to 40 in 2005.

The Deosai Plains are also home to the Himalayan ibex, red fox, golden marmot, wolf, the Ladakh urial, the snow leopard, and over 124 resident and migratory birds

Birds in the park are: the golden eagle, the lammergeier vulture, the griffon vulture, the laggar falcon, the peregrine falcon, the kestrel, the Indian sparrow hawk, and the snow cock.

See also

External links

Pakistan portal

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