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	'''Neora Valley National Park''' is a [[national park]] in [[Kalimpong district]], [[West Bengal]], [[India]] that was established in 1986. ~~It spreads~~ over an area of {{cvt\|88\|km2}} ~~and~~ is a rich biological zone in eastern India. It is the land of the [[red panda]] in the pristine undisturbed natural habitat with rugged inaccessible hilly terrain and rich diverse flora and fauna. It is linked to [[Pangolakha Wildlife Sanctuary]] of [[~~East Sikkim district~~]] as well as forests of [[Samtse District]], [[Bhutan]] via thick cover of forests.<ref>{{cite web \|date=2017 \|url=http://www.wildbengal.com/urls/news.html \|title=WildBengal \|website=Wildlife Wing, Directorate of Forests Government of West Bengal \|access-date=19 April 2018\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305014003/http://www.wildbengal.com/urls/news.html \|archive-date=5 March 2016\|url-status=dead}}</ref>		'''Neora Valley National Park''' is a [[national park]] in [[Kalimpong district]], [[West Bengal]], [[India]] that was established in 1986. Spread over an area of {{cvt\|88\|km2}},<ref>[https://www.north-bengal.com/neora-valley-kalimpong.html Neora Valley National Park] ''north-bengal.com''. Retrieved 10 September 2021</ref> it is a rich biological zone in eastern India. It is the land of the [[red panda]] in the pristine undisturbed natural habitat with rugged inaccessible hilly terrain and rich diverse flora and fauna. It is linked to [[Pangolakha Wildlife Sanctuary]] of [[Pakyong District]] as well as forests of [[Samtse District]], [[Bhutan]] via thick cover of forests.<ref>{{cite web \|date=2017 \|url=http://www.wildbengal.com/urls/news.html \|title=WildBengal \|website=Wildlife Wing, Directorate of Forests Government of West Bengal \|access-date=19 April 2018\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305014003/http://www.wildbengal.com/urls/news.html \|archive-date=5 March 2016\|url-status=dead}}</ref>

	==Geography==		==Geography==
	[[Image:Neora river.png\|left\|thumb\|Neora River, West Bengal]]		[[Image:Neora river.png\|left\|thumb\|Neora River, West Bengal]]
	Neora Valley National Park covers an area of {{cvt\|88\|km2}} with an elevation of {{cvt\|183\|-\|3200\|m}}.<ref>{{cite journal \|author=Mallick, J. K. \|year=2012 \|title=Mammals of Kalimpong Hills, Darjeeling District, West Bengal, India \|journal=Journal of Threatened Taxa \|volume=4 \|issue=12 \|pages=3103–3136 \|url=https://threatenedtaxa.org/index.php/JoTT/article/view/809/1453}}</ref> The highest point is Rachela Danda~~. The forest in Neora Valley has such luxurious growth that even sunlight finds it difficult to touch the ground~~. Much of the park is still inaccessible, making it an adventurous place for the nature lovers/trekkers who can take the challenge to explore the still-unknown terrain in the [[Kalimpong district]] hills. Virgin natural forests, dense bamboo groves, colourful canopy of [[Rhododendron]] trees, lush green valley, meandering rivers and streams with snowcapped mountains in the backdrop form a picturesque landscape. It borders [[~~East Sikkim district\|East Sikkim~~]] and [[Samtse District\|Samtse Bhutan]].{{cn \|date=September 2019}} The Neora River is the major water source for Kalimpong town.{{cn \|date=September 2019}}		Neora Valley National Park covers an area of {{cvt\|88\|km2}} with an elevation of {{cvt\|183\|-\|3200\|m}}.<ref>{{cite journal \|author=Mallick, J. K. \|year=2012 \|title=Mammals of Kalimpong Hills, Darjeeling District, West Bengal, India \|journal=Journal of Threatened Taxa \|volume=4 \|issue=12 \|pages=3103–3136 \|url=https://threatenedtaxa.org/index.php/JoTT/article/view/809/1453}}</ref> The highest point is Rachela Danda. Much of the park is still inaccessible. It borders [[Pakyong District]] and [[Samtse District\|Samtse Bhutan]].{{citation needed \|date=September 2019}} The Neora River is the major water source for Kalimpong town.{{citation needed \|date=September 2019}}

	==Biodiversity==		==Biodiversity==
	[[File:Neora Valley National Park, Kurseong.jpg\|thumb\|A stream in Neora Valley National Park]]		[[File:Neora Valley National Park, Kurseong.jpg\|thumb\|A stream in Neora Valley National Park]]
	[[File:The mystic forest.jpg\|thumb\|Forest in Neora Valley National Park]]		[[File:The mystic forest.jpg\|thumb\|Forest in Neora Valley National Park]]
	{{~~Refimprove~~ section\|date=August 2020}}		{{More citations needed section\|date=August 2020}}
	Avian fauna listed from this park are of A1, A2 and A3 categories with IBA site code IN-WB-06.<ref>[http://ibcn.in/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/West-Bengal.pdf], West Bengal IBA categories Page-2.</ref>		Avian fauna listed from this park are of A1, A2 and A3 categories with IBA site code IN-WB-06.<ref>[http://ibcn.in/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/West-Bengal.pdf], West Bengal IBA categories Page-2.</ref>

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	===Flora===		===Flora===
	Neora Valley sustains a unique ecosystem where tropical, sub-tropical, sub-temperate, and temperate vegetative system still harbours a wealth of flora and fauna. The forests consists of mixed species like [[rhododendron]], [[bamboo]], [[oak]], [[fern]]s, [[Shorea robusta\|sal]], etc. The valley also has numerous species of [[orchids]].		Neora Valley sustains a unique ecosystem where tropical, sub-tropical, sub-temperate, and temperate vegetative system still harbours a wealth of flora and fauna. The forests consists of mixed species like [[rhododendron]], [[bamboo]], [[oak]], [[fern]]s, [[Shorea robusta\|sal]], etc. The valley also has numerous species of [[orchids]], some of which are endemic to the park. Common species of rhododendron that grow in the park include ''[[Rhododendron arboreum]]'', ''[[Rhododendron falconeri]]'', and ''[[Rhododendron dalhousiae]].''<ref>{{Cite web\|title=Neora Valley National Park\|url=https://whc.unesco.org/en/tentativelists/5447/\|access-date=2022-01-25\|website=UNESCO World Heritage Centre\|language=en}}</ref>

	===Fauna===		===Fauna===
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	[[File:Maroon-backed Accentor Neora valley National Park West Bengal India 08.12.2015.jpg\|thumb\|[[Maroon-backed accentor]] (''Prunella immaculata'')]]		[[File:Maroon-backed Accentor Neora valley National Park West Bengal India 08.12.2015.jpg\|thumb\|[[Maroon-backed accentor]] (''Prunella immaculata'')]]
	'''Mammals''' reported from this area are [[Indian leopard]], five [[viverrid]] species, [[Asiatic black bear]], [[sloth bear]], [[Asian golden cat]], [[wild boar]], [[leopard cat]], [[goral]], [[serow]], [[barking deer]], [[sambar deer]], [[flying squirrel]] and [[tahr]], [[red panda]], [[clouded leopard]].<ref>[http://ibcn.in/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/West-Bengal.pdf], IBAs in West Bengal – Page 20.</ref>		'''Mammals''' reported from this area are [[Indian leopard]], five [[viverrid]] species, [[Asiatic black bear]], [[sloth bear]], [[Asian golden cat]], [[wild boar]], [[leopard cat]], [[goral]], [[serow]], [[barking deer]], [[sambar deer]], [[flying squirrel]] and [[tahr]], [[red panda]], [[clouded leopard]].<ref>[http://ibcn.in/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/West-Bengal.pdf], IBAs in West Bengal – Page 20.</ref>
	The semi-evergreen forests between {{cvt\|1600\|and\|2700\|m}} host [[rufous-throated partridge]], [[satyr tragopan]], [[crimson-breasted woodpecker]], [[Darjeeling woodpecker]], [[bay woodpecker]], [[golden-throated barbet]], [[Hodgson's hawk cuckoo]], [[lesser cuckoo]], [[brown wood owl]], [[ashy wood pigeon]], [[mountain imperial pigeon]], [[Jerdon's baza]], [[black eagle]], [[mountain hawk eagle]], [[Red-throated thrush\|dark-throated thrush]], [[rufous-gorgeted flycatcher]], [[white-gorgeted flycatcher]], [[white-browed bush robin]], [[white-tailed robin]], [[yellow-browed tit]], [[striated bulbul]], [[chestnut-headed tesia]], [[chestnut-crowned warbler]], [[black-faced warbler]], [[black-faced laughingthrush]], [[chestnut-crowned laughingthrush]], [[streak-breasted scimitar babbler]], [[scaly-breasted cupwing]], [[pygmy cupwing]], [[rufous-fronted babbler]], [[black-headed shrike babbler]], [[white-browed shrike-~~babbler (disambiguation)\|white-browed shrike~~ babbler]], [[rusty-fronted barwing]], [[rufous-winged fulvetta]], [[brown parrotbill]], [[fire-breasted flowerpecker]], [[fire-tailed sunbird]], [[maroon-backed accentor]], [[dark-breasted rosefinch]], [[red-headed bullfinch]], [[gold-naped finch]].		The semi-evergreen forests between {{cvt\|1600\|and\|2700\|m}} host [[rufous-throated partridge]], [[satyr tragopan]], [[crimson-breasted woodpecker]], [[Darjeeling woodpecker]], [[bay woodpecker]], [[golden-throated barbet]], [[Hodgson's hawk cuckoo]], [[lesser cuckoo]], [[brown wood owl]], [[ashy wood pigeon]], [[mountain imperial pigeon]], [[Jerdon's baza]], [[black eagle]], [[mountain hawk eagle]], [[Red-throated thrush\|dark-throated thrush]], [[rufous-gorgeted flycatcher]], [[white-gorgeted flycatcher]], [[white-browed bush robin]], [[white-tailed robin]], [[yellow-browed tit]], [[striated bulbul]], [[chestnut-headed tesia]], [[chestnut-crowned warbler]], [[black-faced warbler]], [[black-faced laughingthrush]], [[chestnut-crowned laughingthrush]], [[streak-breasted scimitar babbler]], [[scaly-breasted cupwing]], [[pygmy cupwing]], [[rufous-fronted babbler]], [[black-headed shrike babbler]], [[white-browed shrike-babbler]], [[rusty-fronted barwing]], [[rufous-winged fulvetta]], [[brown parrotbill]], [[fire-breasted flowerpecker]], [[fire-tailed sunbird]], [[maroon-backed accentor]], [[dark-breasted rosefinch]], [[red-headed bullfinch]], [[gold-naped finch]].

	Reptilian fauna includes [[King cobra]], [[common krait]], [[green pit viper]], [[blind snake]], [[lizards]]. Insects include [[butterflies]], [[moths]], [[beetles]], [[bees]], [[wasps]], [[Heteroptera\|bugs]] and [[cicada]]s.		Reptilian fauna includes [[King cobra]], [[common krait]], [[green pit viper]], [[blind snake]], [[lizards]]. Insects include [[butterflies]], [[moths]], [[beetles]], [[bees]], [[wasps]], [[Heteroptera\|bugs]] and [[cicada]]s.

	==See also==		==See also==
			* [[Pangolakha Wildlife Sanctuary]]
	* [[Gorumara National Park]]		* [[Gorumara National Park]]
	* [[Chapramari Wildlife Sanctuary]]		* [[Chapramari Wildlife Sanctuary]]
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	==External links==		==External links==
	* [http://www.wbfdc.com/lava.html West Bengal Forest Development Corporation Ltd. - Lava]		* [http://www.wbfdc.com/lava.html West Bengal Forest Development Corporation Ltd. - Lava] {{Webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160225235900/http://www.wbfdc.com/lava.html \|date=2016-02-25 }}
	* [https://whc.unesco.org/en/tentativelists/5447/ UNESCO World Heritage Center - Tentative List]		* [https://whc.unesco.org/en/tentativelists/5447/ UNESCO World Heritage Center - Tentative List]
			* [https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/666282774#map=11/27.0647/88.7890&layers=C Neora Valley National Park] marked on OpenStreetMap

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{{Short description|National park in the state of West Bengal, India}}
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'''Neora Valley National Park''' is a [[national park]] in [[Kalimpong district]], [[West Bengal]], [[India]] that was established in 1986. It spreads over an area of {{cvt|88|km2}} and is a rich biological zone in eastern India. It is the land of the [[red panda]] in the pristine undisturbed natural habitat with rugged inaccessible hilly terrain and rich diverse flora and fauna. It is linked to [[Pangolakha Wildlife Sanctuary]] of [[East Sikkim district]] as well as forests of [[Samtse District]], [[Bhutan]] via thick cover of forests.<ref>{{cite web |date=2017 |url=http://www.wildbengal.com/urls/news.html |title=WildBengal |website=Wildlife Wing, Directorate of Forests Government of West Bengal |access-date=19 April 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305014003/http://www.wildbengal.com/urls/news.html |archive-date=5 March 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Geography==
[[Image:Neora river.png|left|thumb|Neora River, West Bengal]]
Neora Valley National Park covers an area of {{cvt|88|km2}} with an elevation of {{cvt|183|-|3200|m}}.<ref>{{cite journal |author=Mallick, J. K. |year=2012 |title=Mammals of Kalimpong Hills, Darjeeling District, West Bengal, India |journal=Journal of Threatened Taxa |volume=4 |issue=12 |pages=3103–3136 |url=https://threatenedtaxa.org/index.php/JoTT/article/view/809/1453}}</ref> The highest point is Rachela Danda. The forest in Neora Valley has such luxurious growth that even sunlight finds it difficult to touch the ground. Much of the park is still inaccessible, making it an adventurous place for the nature lovers/trekkers who can take the challenge to explore the still-unknown terrain in the [[Kalimpong district]] hills. Virgin natural forests, dense bamboo groves, colourful canopy of [[Rhododendron]] trees, lush green valley, meandering rivers and streams with snowcapped mountains in the backdrop form a picturesque landscape. It borders [[East Sikkim district|East Sikkim]] and [[Samtse District|Samtse Bhutan]].{{cn |date=September 2019}} The Neora River is the major water source for Kalimpong town.{{cn |date=September 2019}}

==Biodiversity==
[[File:Neora Valley National Park, Kurseong.jpg|thumb|A stream in Neora Valley National Park]]
[[File:The mystic forest.jpg|thumb|Forest in Neora Valley National Park]]
{{Refimprove section|date=August 2020}}
Avian fauna listed from this park are of A1, A2 and A3 categories with IBA site code IN-WB-06.<ref>[http://ibcn.in/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/West-Bengal.pdf], West Bengal IBA categories Page-2.</ref>

The primary [[biomes]] inside Neora Vally National Park are:
* Sino-Himalayan Temperate Forest of the [[Eastern Himalayan broadleaf forests]] Biome 7
* Sino-Himalayan Subtropical Forest of the [[Himalayan subtropical broadleaf forests]] Biome 8
* Indo-Chinese Tropical Moist Forest of the [[Himalayan subtropical pine forests]] Biome 9

===Flora===
Neora Valley sustains a unique ecosystem where tropical, sub-tropical, sub-temperate, and temperate vegetative system still harbours a wealth of flora and fauna. The forests consists of mixed species like [[rhododendron]], [[bamboo]], [[oak]], [[fern]]s, [[Shorea robusta|sal]], etc. The valley also has numerous species of [[orchids]].

===Fauna===
[[File:Red Panda at Neora Valley National Park West Bengal India 2012.jpg|thumb|Red panda]]
[[File:Hoary-throated Barwing Neora Valley NP India.jpg|thumb|[[Hoary-throated barwing]] (''Actinodura nipalensis'')]]
[[File:Maroon-backed Accentor Neora valley National Park West Bengal India 08.12.2015.jpg|thumb|[[Maroon-backed accentor]] (''Prunella immaculata'')]]
'''Mammals''' reported from this area are [[Indian leopard]], five [[viverrid]] species, [[Asiatic black bear]], [[sloth bear]], [[Asian golden cat]], [[wild boar]], [[leopard cat]], [[goral]], [[serow]], [[barking deer]], [[sambar deer]], [[flying squirrel]] and [[tahr]], [[red panda]], [[clouded leopard]].<ref>[http://ibcn.in/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/West-Bengal.pdf], IBAs in West Bengal – Page 20.</ref>
The semi-evergreen forests between {{cvt|1600|and|2700|m}} host [[rufous-throated partridge]], [[satyr tragopan]], [[crimson-breasted woodpecker]], [[Darjeeling woodpecker]], [[bay woodpecker]], [[golden-throated barbet]], [[Hodgson's hawk cuckoo]], [[lesser cuckoo]], [[brown wood owl]], [[ashy wood pigeon]], [[mountain imperial pigeon]], [[Jerdon's baza]], [[black eagle]], [[mountain hawk eagle]], [[Red-throated thrush|dark-throated thrush]], [[rufous-gorgeted flycatcher]], [[white-gorgeted flycatcher]], [[white-browed bush robin]], [[white-tailed robin]], [[yellow-browed tit]], [[striated bulbul]], [[chestnut-headed tesia]], [[chestnut-crowned warbler]], [[black-faced warbler]], [[black-faced laughingthrush]], [[chestnut-crowned laughingthrush]], [[streak-breasted scimitar babbler]], [[scaly-breasted cupwing]], [[pygmy cupwing]], [[rufous-fronted babbler]], [[black-headed shrike babbler]], [[white-browed shrike-babbler (disambiguation)|white-browed shrike babbler]], [[rusty-fronted barwing]], [[rufous-winged fulvetta]], [[brown parrotbill]], [[fire-breasted flowerpecker]], [[fire-tailed sunbird]], [[maroon-backed accentor]], [[dark-breasted rosefinch]], [[red-headed bullfinch]], [[gold-naped finch]].

Reptilian fauna includes [[King cobra]], [[common krait]], [[green pit viper]], [[blind snake]], [[lizards]]. Insects include [[butterflies]], [[moths]], [[beetles]], [[bees]], [[wasps]], [[Heteroptera|bugs]] and [[cicada]]s.

==See also==
* [[Gorumara National Park]]
* [[Chapramari Wildlife Sanctuary]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://www.wbfdc.com/lava.html West Bengal Forest Development Corporation Ltd. - Lava]
* [https://whc.unesco.org/en/tentativelists/5447/ UNESCO World Heritage Center - Tentative List]
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{{National Parks of India}}
{{Protected areas of West Bengal}}
{{Kalimpong topics}}

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[[Category:1986 establishments in West Bengal]]
[[Category:Tourist attractions in Kalimpong district]]