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Towards Project Snow Leopard • 69<br />

STATE LEVEL CONSULTATION, UTTARANCHAL<br />

28th December 2004<br />

Manthan, Dehradun<br />

Views of the Forest Department Staff on Project Snow Leopard and Its Planning<br />

Geographical Setting<br />

Six districts in the state come under the purview of the Project Snow Leopard area. These are<br />

– Uttarkashi, Tehri, Rudraprayag, Chamoli, Pithoragarh and Bageshwar. Within these districts<br />

the existing Protected Area blocks will include Gangotri National Park including Nelong Valley,<br />

Gomukh, and Tapovan, Govind Wildlife Sanctuary and National Park, Kedarnath Musk Deer<br />

Sanctuary, Nanda Devi Biosphere Reserve, Pindari, Sunderdhunga, and Askot Wildlife Sanctuary.<br />

Other important corridor areas, not under PA network, but with potential for <strong>snow</strong> <strong>leopard</strong> and<br />

prey species include areas northwest of Govind Pashu Vihar <strong>towards</strong> Sangla Valley, Dayara-Gidara-<br />

Bhu complex, Sahastra Tal-Khatling-Masar Tal, Urgam-Khiron, Dasauli Block VIII, Nandakini I,<br />

Pinderpar IV Forest blocks (Badrinath Forest Division), and Gori River-Panchchuli-Chhiplakot<br />

stretch.

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