Protected areas in Nepal

The protected areas of Nepal include nine National Parks, three Wildlife reserves, one Hunting Reserve, three Conservation areas and eleven Buffer zones. They occupy an area of 28,998.67 sq. km approximating 19.70% of the whole area of the country [cite web|url=http://www.dnpwc.gov.np/protected-areas.asp|title=Protected Areas in Nepal|accessdate=2007-09-17 ] .

National parks

#Sagarmatha National Park
#Langtang National Park
#Shivapuri National Park
#Chitwan National Park
#Rara National Park
#Khaptad National Park
#Shey Phoksundo National park
#Bardia National Park
#Bardia National Park

Wildlife Reserves

#Koshi Tappu Wildlife Reserve
#Parsa Wildlife Reserve
#Shuklaphanta Wildlife Reserve

Hunting Reserve

#Dhorpatan Hunting Reserve

Conservation areas

#Annapurna Conservation Area
#Makalu Barun Conservation Area
#Kanchenjanga Conservation Area

See also

*List of national parks

External links

* [http://www.visitnepal.com/nepal_information/nepalparks.php Nepal National Parks Information]
* [http://www.21cep.com/nepal/npark.htm The National Parks & Wildlife Reserves in Nepal]
* [http://www.dnpwc.gov.np Department of National Parks and Wildlife Conservation]