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| Reservation
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For reservation of the tourist cottages at LAVA, Samsing and Sunthelakhola, please contact:
Divisional Manager, Kalimpong
(General & Special Division),
W.B.F.D.C. Ltd., Kalimpong.
Tel: (03552)255783, 255780
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| Climate
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The Neora Valley National Park is situated in an area with varying altitude. Maximum temperature is 30° and minimum is below 0°. Snowfall is common between Nov-Feb. Monsoon starts from May to middle of October. The average rainfall in the catchment is 635cms. Annually.
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Terrain
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 Being a part of the Himalayas, the altitude of the National Park varies from 183 m to 3200 m. the highest point lies on the north bordering Sikkim called as the Rachilla Danda. Small water bodies/Wetlands are scattered all over the Park namely the Jorepokhri, Panchpokhri, Tempola, etc.
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 Neora Valley National Park is one of the last remaining pristine ecosystems of the Eastern Himalayas with its amazing Bio-diversity, and is home to many rare and endangered plants, animals and birds. It exhibits a rich variety of habitat as the area comprises the catchment and watershed of the Neora River with its tributaries. The National Park spreads over an area of 88.00 sq. km. in the civil disrict of Darjeeling under Kalimpong Sub-Division. It was declared as a National Park finally in 1992. the land of the cute Red Panda in its pristine undisturbed natural habitat with rugged inaccessible hilly terrain and rich diverse flora and fauna together make the Park an important wilderness zone. Read More>>
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Significance of Neora Valley National Park in the international context lies in the fact that it provides shelter and protection to various species of Wildlife included in the Red Data Book (R.D.B.) of IUCN and the appendices of CITES. The Park harbours more than 31 species of mammals, which include the
(1) Red Panda, (2) Clouded Leopard, (3) Mithun, (4) Ghoral, (5) Wild Dog, (6) Himalayan Black Bear, (7) Leopard, (8) Leopard Cat, (9) Himalayan Thar, (10) Royal Bengal Tiger. The dense nature of the forest bars the easy sighting of animals.
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Avi-fauna
Neora Valley National Park is extra ordinarily rich in avi-fauna. Due to its change in altitude at places, various species of birds make the park a paradise for bird watchers. There are more than 106 species of birds which include Eagle, Tragopan, Cuckoo, Wood Owl, Barbet, Woodpecker, Babbler, Robin, Thrush, Flycatcher, Jungle Crow, Sunbird, Maynas and Orioles.
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Orchids
Nature has gifted Neora Valley with variety of colourful Wild Orchids. One can get a glimpse of these magnificent flora from 600 feet to 10,000 feet. Some of the Orchids recorded in the Neora Valley National Park, belong to the genus, Bulbophyllum, Cymbidium, Celogyne, Dendrobium, Eira, Gastrochilus and Pleione.
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