Qazinag National Park

Qazinag National Park

Qazinag National Park is a commissioned future national park in the Baramulla district in the state of Jammu and Kashmir. It is part of a proposal for a trans-Karakoram Peace park with Pakistan.

History

Following the ceasefire after Kargil War, and based on mounting pressure to conserve the rare Markhor wild goat, the Government of India, based on the recommendations of the Wildlife Trust of India, commissioned a new national park near Uri close to the Line of Control, the international jurisdiction boundary with Pakistan. [ [http://www.telegraphindia.com/1080309/jsp/nation/story_8998294.jsp LoC home for vanishing goats, The Telegraph, March 9, 2008] ]

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