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'''Murlen National Park''' is a [[national park]] located in the [[Champhai]] district [[Mizoram]] in [[India]].
The size of the park area is {{Convert|200|km2|abbr=on}}.<ref>{{cite book|last=Das|first=Chhanda|title=A Treatise On Wildlife Conservation In India|year=2007|publisher=Biswajit Das|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=KlwjSnkh1EAC&q=Murlen+national+Park&pg=PA170|isbn=9788187616221}}</ref> The park is situated about 245 km east of [[Aizawl]], and is close to the [[Chin Hills]]. It lies north of [[Lengteng Wildlife Sanctuary]] in the same district.<ref>{{cite web|title=Lengteng Wildlife Sanctuary|url=http://www.birdlife.org/datazone/sitefactsheet.php?id=18320|publisher=BirdLife International|access-date=11 April 2014}}</ref> It covers an area of approximately 100 km<sup>2</sup>. The tropical, semi-evergreen and sub montane Forests of Murlen are home to a rich variety of flora and fauna. About 15 species of mammals, 150 species of birds, 35 species of Medicinal plants, 2 species of bamboos, and 4 species of orchids so far have been recorded in this Park.<ref>{{cite web |title=Murlen National Park, Champhai |url=https://www.nativeplanet.com/champhai/attractions/murlen-national-park/#overview |website=Native Planet |access-date=16 January 2019}}</ref> At present, 36 people are involved in conservation work of Murlen National Park.<ref>{{cite news|title=Lui dunga ngaw humhalh buaipui mek|url=http://www.vanglaini.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=13577:lui-dunga-ngaw-humhalh-buaipui-mek&catid=99:tualchhung&Itemid=2|access-date=22 August 2012|newspaper=Vanglaini}}</ref>

==History==
Murlen National Park is at Murlen Village, which is the Village of Saithuama Sailo, Chief of Hnahlan.<ref>{{cite web |title=lesser known facts about 'Murlen National Park' in Mizoram |url=https://thenortheasttoday.com/archive/in-pictures-5-lesser-known-facts-about-murlen-national-park-in-mizoram/ |website=The Northeast Today |access-date=16 January 2019}}</ref> It is a part of Hnahlan Village. Murlen National Park was declared in 1991.<ref>{{cite web|title=List of National Parks in India|url=http://ces.iisc.ernet.in/envis/sdev/parks.htm|publisher=Centre for Ecological Sciences Indian Institute of Science|access-date=22 August 2012}}</ref>

==Flora==
Only about 1% of the sun's ray can penetrate the forest on a sunny day. So the thickness of the forest in the park is generally compared to the forest found in the Amazon region in South America. Some of the trees found in the park are as old as 350 years. There is an area in the park where not even a single sun's ray can penetrate. And for this reason the area has been known as ‘losing area of seven fellow-men’ or land of no return.<ref>{{cite web|title=Murlen National Park and the Losing Area of Seven Fellow-Men|url=http://www.india-north-east.com/2010/09/murlen-national-park-and-losing-area-of.html|publisher=India-north-east.com|access-date=22 August 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130617175333/http://www.india-north-east.com/2010/09/murlen-national-park-and-losing-area-of.html|archive-date=17 June 2013|df=dmy-all}}</ref> The vegetation is admixture of ''[[Quercus]]'', ''[[Schima wallichii]]'', ''[[Betula]]'', ''[[Michelia champaca]]'', ''[[Pinus kesiya]]'', ''[[Prunus]]'', ''[[Myrica]]'', ''[[Rhododendron]]'', ''[[Chimonobambusa callosa]]'', [[Arundo|cane]]s and a variety of [[orchid]]s and [[lichens]].<ref>{{cite journal|last=Logesh|title=Studies on Lichens of Mizoram, Northeast India|journal=Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, India Section B: Biological Sciences|volume=87|issue=2|pages=445–457|year=2015|display-authors=etal|doi=10.1007/s40011-015-0592-z|s2cid=44247416}}</ref> Two species of Ceropegia belonging to the Asclepiadaceae plant family have been discovered in Murlen National Park,<ref>{{cite web |title=Rare plants found in Mizoram |url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/states/north-east/rare-plants-found-in-mizoram/cid/1531652 |website=Telegraph India |access-date=16 January 2019}}</ref> These two species of plants have been named as Ceropegia mizoramensis and Ceropegia murlensis which are derived from the state and the locality of Park.<ref>{{cite web |title=Two Rare Plants Discovered in Mizoram |url=https://www.sentinelassam.com/news/two-rare-plants-discovered-in-mizoram/ |website=Sentinel Assam |access-date=16 January 2019}}</ref>

==Fauna==
Fauna found here include the [[tiger]], [[leopard]], [[sambar deer|sambar]], [[barking deer]], [[Malayan giant squirrel]], [[Himalayan black bear]], [[serow]], [[hoolock gibbon]], [[rhesus macaque]], [[Hume's pheasant]], [[kalij pheasant]], [[grey partridge]], [[hill myna]], and [[dark-rumped swift]].{{citation needed|date=January 2017}} Cases of Hunting and poaching have been reported in Murlen National Park. Many efforts have been taken up by the state government to prevent it <ref>{{cite news|title=Hunters on the prowl in national park|url=http://news.oneindia.in/2007/07/08/hunters-on-the-prowl-in-national-park-1183891490.html|access-date=22 August 2012|newspaper=Oneindia}}</ref>

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

[[Category:National parks in Mizoram]]
[[Category:Protected areas of Mizoram]]
[[Category:Champhai]]
[[Category:1991 establishments in Mizoram]]
[[Category:Protected areas established in 1991]]

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