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{{Infobox protected area
| name = Rajparian Wildlife Sanctuary
| iucn_category = IV
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| location = Daksum, Forest Block, [[Anantnag district]], [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]], {{flag|India}}
| coordinates = {{coord|33|39|30|N|75|28|20|E|type:landmark_region:IN_dim:10000|display=inline,title}}
| nearest_city = [[Anantnag]] [[city]]
| area = {{convert|20|km2|abbr=on}}
| established = 1981 <ref name=hunt4hangul/>
| map = India Jammu and Kashmir#India
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'''Rajparian Wildlife Sanctuary''' is a [[protected area]] located in Daksum, Forest Block, near [[Anantnag|Anantnag city]] in [[Anantnag district]] of [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]], [[India]]. It lies 42 km from [[Anantnag|Anantnag city]], the district headquarter, {{Convert|85|km|mi}} south of [[Srinagar]]. It spreads over an area of {{Convert|20|km2|mi2}}.<ref>{{cite web|title=WILDLIFE AREAS OF JAMMU AND KASHMIR|url=http://jkforest.com/jkforest/act_pdf/wildlife_areas.pdf|publisher=J&K Forest Department|access-date=24 July 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029190300/http://jkforest.com/jkforest/act_pdf/wildlife_areas.pdf|archive-date=29 October 2013}}</ref> This area was protected as a [[game reserve]] for [[Kashmir stag|hangul]] during the Maharaja's period, prior to 1948. In 1981, it was upgraded to the Rajparian Wildlife Sanctuary.<ref name=hunt4hangul/>

==Flora and fauna==
The vegetation types present in the Rajparian Wildlife Sanctuary include dense coniferous forests and sub-alpine pastures. In dense coniferous forests, [[Himalayan pine|kail pine]], [[spruce]], [[fir]], [[Himalayan birch|birch]], [[Cedrus deodara|deodar]] and [[juniper]] trees are predominant.

The Rajparian Wildlife Sanctuary is abode to many species of animals including the [[Himalayan black bear]],<ref>{{cite web|title=Asiatic Black Bear - Human Conflicts around Dachigam National Park, Kashmir|url=http://indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/files/asiatic_blackbear_human_conflict_dachigam.pdf.|work=indiaenvironmentportal.org.in|publisher=[[Wildlife Institute of India]]|date=July 2009|access-date=20 July 2013}}</ref> [[Kashmir stag|hangul]],<ref name=hunt4hangul>{{cite web|title=HUNT FOR HANGUL|url=http://www.wti.org.in/oldsite/publications/hunt-for-hangul.pdf|work=wti.org.in|publisher=[[Wildlife Trust of India]]|access-date=20 July 2013|archive-date=29 October 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029183756/http://www.wti.org.in/oldsite/publications/hunt-for-hangul.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref> and [[musk deer]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Mishra|first=S.|title=Tourism Management: The Socio-Economic and Ecological Perspective|year=2004|publisher=Universities Press|isbn=9788173714641|page=81}}</ref> A number of species of wild birds are also found in the sanctuary.

==Disturbance==
In 1970, the [[Government of Jammu and Kashmir|Government of Kashmir]] constructed a sheep breeding farm on 1300 hectares of prime wintering area of the now [[critically endangered]] [[Kashmir stag|hangul]]. This sheep breeding farm is believed to have had an adverse effect on the movement of hangul in this area.<ref name=hunt4hangul/> Besides, the sanctuary has also been disturbed due to excessive grazing by the [[livestock]] of non-local [[Bakarwal]]s.<ref>{{cite news|last=Shah|first=Imtiyaz|title=Duksum Wildlife Sanctuary on the Verge of Extinction|url=http://www.kashmirhorizon.com/news/duksum-wildlife-sanctuary-on-the-verge-of-extinction-4037.aspx|access-date=25 July 2013|work=kashmirhorizon.com|date=19 June 2013}}</ref>

==References==
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{{Kashmir Valley|state=collapsed}}

[[Category:National parks in Jammu and Kashmir]]
[[Category:1981 establishments in Jammu and Kashmir]]
[[Category:Kashmir]]
[[Category:Protected areas established in 1981]]

Rajparian Wildlife Sanctuary - Revision history

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