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Daranghati Sanctuary Himachal Pradesh

Daranghati Sanctuary Himachal PradeshStretching across 16,740 hectares, Daranghati Sanctuary in Himachal Pradesh has a wide array of flora and fauna. Offering visitors a splendid trekking expedition in the mountain ranges, Daranghati Sanctuary in Himachal Pradesh is a wonderful place to be for the tourists. Declared as a Wild Life Sanctuary in 1974, the Daranghati Sanctuary in Himachal Pradesh, brags of its lush green valleys, surging rivers, hoary peaks and astounding wildlife. This Wild Life reserve acts as a relief from the monotonous din of city life, whence you get an opportunity to spend some moments with the naive yet happy beings of jungle.

 

Fauna of Daranghati Sanctuary in Himachal Pradesh :
Enjoy the company of Asian Black Bear, large bats with the heads of foxes called Flying Fox, small heavy limbed male deer exuding musk (a pleasant aromatic substance) called Musk- deer, spotted or striped arboreals called Palm Civets and small Asian deer with mini antlers with cries like a bark, known as Barking Deer. All these alluring animals distinguish Daranghati Sanctuary in Himachal Pradesh.

Apart from these beautiful animals one may also come across small goat antelopes with conical horns called Goral, large wild bears called Brown Bears and the less common Black Bear. Doglike animals feeding on carrions called striped Hyenas and wild goats with large re-curved horns known as Himalayan Ibex are also found. Apart from all these, the Blue Sheep, Giant Flying Squirrel and Himalayan Weasel are some of the fascinating animals found here.

Flora at Daranghati Sanctuary in Himachal Pradesh :
A home to numerous medicinal herbs, Daranghati Sanctuary in Himachal Pradesh is a paradise of life giving herbs; believed to have given respite to Laxmana, a mythological character in the Ramayana, these plants established their importance from times immemorial in the hearts of men. In the long run, they proved to be more reliable than any other modern day artificial medicine; and herein lies the home to these herbs, Daranghati Sanctuary in Himachal Pradesh.

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