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			{{short description\|National park in Arunachal Pradesh, India}}
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	== Geography ==		== Geography ==

	The national park covers an area of about 483 ~~km²~~ forming the western part of the [[Dihang-Dibang Biosphere Reserve]]. The terrain is rugged with an altitudinal range of 750 to 3064 m at the highest point, the Mouling Peak. The [[Siyom River]] flows along the western fringes of the park and several small rivers such as the Siring, Krobong, Semong and Subong drain into the Siang river near the eastern boundary of the park.		The national park covers an area of about 483 km<sup>2</sup> forming the western part of the [[Dihang-Dibang Biosphere Reserve]]. The terrain is rugged with an altitudinal range of 750 to 3064 m at the highest point, the Mouling Peak. The [[Siyom River]] flows along the western fringes of the park and several small rivers such as the Siring, Krobong, Semong and Subong drain into the Siang river near the eastern boundary of the park.

	The park is under the administrative control of the Divisional Forest Office located in Jengging and the nearest major towns are [[Along, Arunachal Pradesh\|Along]] and [[Pasighat]], 130 km and 185 km from the park. Approach to the park is not possible via roads, due to the remoteness of the area and communication facilities in the area are poor. The nearest airfield is located in Along. The Forest ~~Department’s~~ managerial control is limited by the lack of road communication and all the divisional/range/beat offices are located well outside the park. The park boundaries have been drawn through an aerial survey based on artificial and natural boundaries such as the Siyom River in the west, and on-ground demarcation of sections of the boundary is still not complete. The park has two ranges; the Ramsing range accessible from the Bomdo village and the Jengging range accessible from the Lissing village.		The park is under the administrative control of the Divisional Forest Office located in Jengging and the nearest major towns are [[Along, Arunachal Pradesh\|Along]] and [[Pasighat]], 130 km and 185 km from the park. Approach to the park is not possible via roads, due to the remoteness of the area and communication facilities in the area are poor. The nearest airfield is located in Along. The Forest Department's managerial control is limited by the lack of road communication and all the divisional/range/beat offices are located well outside the park. The park boundaries have been drawn through an aerial survey based on artificial and natural boundaries such as the Siyom River in the west, and on-ground demarcation of sections of the boundary is still not complete. The park has two ranges; the Ramsing range accessible from the Bomdo village and the Jengging range accessible from the Lissing village.

	The area is extremely humid, with heavy rainfall (2343 mm annually) and no well-defined dry season. In low altitude temperature ranges between 15 °C to 38 °C, Winter snowfall is experienced in higher altitudes. Temperature varies from 4.2 °C to 17.7 °C at altitudes ranging from 2,200 m onwards.<ref name="arunachal forest">{{cite web\|url=http://arunachalforests.gov.in/Mouling%20National%20Park.html\|publisher=Department of Environment and Forests, Arunachal Pradesh\|title=Mouling National Park\|access-date=2014-02-26\|url-status=dead\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130512083659/http://arunachalforests.gov.in/mouling%20national%20park.html\|archive-date=2013-05-12}}</ref>		The area is extremely humid, with heavy rainfall (2343 mm annually) and no well-defined dry season. In low altitude temperature ranges between 15 °C to 38 °C, Winter snowfall is experienced in higher altitudes. Temperature varies from 4.2 °C to 17.7 °C at altitudes ranging from 2,200 m onwards.<ref name="arunachal forest">{{cite web\|url=http://arunachalforests.gov.in/Mouling%20National%20Park.html\|publisher=Department of Environment and Forests, Arunachal Pradesh\|title=Mouling National Park\|access-date=2014-02-26\|url-status=dead\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130512083659/http://arunachalforests.gov.in/mouling%20national%20park.html\|archive-date=2013-05-12}}</ref>

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{{Infobox protected area
| name = Mouling National Park
| iucn_category = II
| location = [[Upper Siang]], Arunachal Pradesh<br />[[West Siang]], Arunachal Pradesh<br />[[East Siang]], Arunachal Pradesh
| nearest_city =
| map = India Arunachal Pradesh#India
| map_caption = Location of Mouling National Park in India
| coordinates = {{coord|28|35|N|94|52|E|region:IN|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
| established = {{start date|df=yes|1986|12|30}}
| area_km2 = 483
| governing_body = [[Department of Environment and Forest of Arunachal Pradesh]]
| visitation_num =
| visitation_year =
}}

'''Mouling National Park''' is a [[national park]] located in the Indian state of [[Arunachal Pradesh]], spread primarily over the [[Upper Siang]] district and parts of the [[West Siang]] and [[East Siang]] district. It was the second national park to be created in the state, after [[Namdapha National Park]] in 1972.<ref>[http://www.india-north-east.com/2010/12/mouling-national-park-house-of-red.html Mouling National Park - the House of Red Poison] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170527084219/http://www.india-north-east.com/2010/12/mouling-national-park-house-of-red.html |date=2017-05-27 }}, ''India-north-east.com''</ref> The Mouling National Park and the [[Dibang Wildlife Sanctuary]] are located fully or partly within [[Dihang-Dibang Biosphere Reserve]].

==Name==

The park is named after the nearby Mouling peak. ''Mouling'' is an [[Adi people|Adi]] word which means ''red poison'' or red ''blood'', which is believed to be red [[latex]] from a tree species found locally. The area is thought to have a large number of poisonous snakes, but this cannot be verified as the ecology of the area has been sparsely explored.

Moulíng means (among = soil/land and yalíng = red), from among (mo) yalíng (líng). Therefore, moulíng should be read as red soil.{{citation needed|date=January 2016}}

== Geography ==

The national park covers an area of about 483 km² forming the western part of the [[Dihang-Dibang Biosphere Reserve]]. The terrain is rugged with an altitudinal range of 750 to 3064 m at the highest point, the Mouling Peak. The [[Siyom River]] flows along the western fringes of the park and several small rivers such as the Siring, Krobong, Semong and Subong drain into the Siang river near the eastern boundary of the park.

The park is under the administrative control of the Divisional Forest Office located in Jengging and the nearest major towns are [[Along, Arunachal Pradesh|Along]] and [[Pasighat]], 130 km and 185 km from the park. Approach to the park is not possible via roads, due to the remoteness of the area and communication facilities in the area are poor. The nearest airfield is located in Along. The Forest Department’s managerial control is limited by the lack of road communication and all the divisional/range/beat offices are located well outside the park. The park boundaries have been drawn through an aerial survey based on artificial and natural boundaries such as the Siyom River in the west, and on-ground demarcation of sections of the boundary is still not complete. The park has two ranges; the Ramsing range accessible from the Bomdo village and the Jengging range accessible from the Lissing village.

The area is extremely humid, with heavy rainfall (2343 mm annually) and no well-defined dry season. In low altitude temperature ranges between 15 °C to 38 °C, Winter snowfall is experienced in higher altitudes. Temperature varies from 4.2 °C to 17.7 °C at altitudes ranging from 2,200 m onwards.<ref name="arunachal forest">{{cite web|url=http://arunachalforests.gov.in/Mouling%20National%20Park.html|publisher=Department of Environment and Forests, Arunachal Pradesh|title=Mouling National Park|access-date=2014-02-26|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130512083659/http://arunachalforests.gov.in/mouling%20national%20park.html|archive-date=2013-05-12}}</ref>

== Biology and ecology ==

The area around Mouling National park is one of great [[Biodiversity|bio-diversity]], with a juxtaposition of different biotopes, and is often called the state's cradle of biodiversity. With elevations ranging from 400 m to over 3000 m in the park, it forms a transition zone between [[tropical forest]]s at lower altitudes to most [[temperate forest]] at altitudes above 2800 m.<ref name="arunachal forest"/>

The overall inaccessibility due to poor or no roads and stories associated with the forest itself have kept the core area of the national park relatively untouched by human activities. There has been evidence of past practices of jhum cultivation, especially in the Northern and South-eastern areas of the park.<ref>{{cite journal|doi=10.1007/BF02990740|title=Vegetation cover type mapping in mouling national park in Arunachal Pradesh, Eastern Himalayas- an integrated geospatial approach|year=2005|last1=Singh|first1=Sarnam|last2=Singh|first2=T.|last3=Srivastava|first3=Gaurav|journal=Journal of the Indian Society of Remote Sensing|volume=33|page=547|issue=4}}</ref>
Animals such as the [[takin]], [[goral]], [[Indian leopard]], [[Bengal tiger]], [[barking deer]], [[serow]] and [[red panda]] are living there.

== References ==
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{{National Parks of India}}

[[Category:Eastern Himalayan broadleaf forests]]
[[Category:Himalayan subtropical pine forests]]
[[Category:Protected areas of Arunachal Pradesh]]
[[Category:Protected areas established in 1986]]
[[Category:1986 establishments in Arunachal Pradesh]]
[[Category:National parks in Arunachal Pradesh]]