 Phawngpui National Park is also recognised as the 'Phawngpui Blue Mountain National Park' and is one of the significant and popular national parks of the state of Mizoram. This national park is present at a distance of nearly 300 kms away from Aizawl, Lawngtlai District. It falls towards near the country of Burma, towards the south-eastern portion of Mizoram. This Indian national park is named after Mizoram's Blue Mountain which is said to be tallest local mountain with a height measuring about 2, 157 metres above mean sea level. The Phawngpui National Park is spread over a large tract of the nearby reserve forests. The State Government safeguards the national park but is easily accessible by campers, trekkers and picnickers.
Flora of Phawngpui National Park The Phawngpui National Park contains various kinds of flora including Rhododendron, different unique species of Orchids, Daphnia, wild plants and flowers, many kinds of herbs, Sub-Tropical Forests consisting of Oak and Bamboos. Fauna of Phawngpui National Park There exists a wide range of animals in the Phawngpui National Park like Clouded Leopard, Capped Langur, Tiger, Goral, Leopard, Mountain Goat, Asiatic Black Bear, Slow Loris, Serow, Stump-Tailed Macaque, Leopard Cat, etc. The Clouded Leopard was noticed in 1997 for the first time. The park is also home to a various species of birds comprising Mrs. Hume's Pheasant, Blyth's Tragopan, Sunbird, Oriental Pied Hornbill, Large-Billed Crow, Striped Laughing Thrush, Dark-Rumped Swift, Black Eagle, Mountain Bamboo Partridge, Black Earred Shrike Babbler, Grey Sibia, Falcon, Purple Cochoa, Kaleej Pheasant and others. Visitors are permitted to approach the national park only during the time between November till the end of April, which constitutes the dry season as it marks an environment-friendly climate and ambience for tourists as well as the wildlife residing here. The remaining part of the year is utilized by the authorities to supervise the development of this landscape. This article is a stub. You can enrich by adding more information to it. Send your Write Up to content@indianetzone.com (Last Updated on : 12-04-2014) |
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