{"id":116644,"date":"2026-08-02T14:51:24","date_gmt":"2026-08-02T09:21:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=116644"},"modified":"2026-08-02T16:59:16","modified_gmt":"2026-08-02T11:29:16","slug":"dhauladhar-wildlife-sanctuary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/dhauladhar-wildlife-sanctuary\/","title":{"rendered":"Dhauladhar Wildlife Sanctuary"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Dhauladhar Wildlife Sanctuary Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Recently, a snow leopard (Panthera uncia) has been photographed for the first time in the Dhauladhar Wildlife Sanctuary in Kangra district.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Dhauladhar Wildlife Sanctuary<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Location:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It is located in the Kangra district of <\/span><b>Himachal Pradesh.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It was <\/span><b>established in 1994.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The two significant features of this sanctuary are <\/span><b>the Dhauladhar and the Bara Bhangal Range<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> which occupies the maximum part of the natural area and is famous for its diverse flora and fauna.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is spread over a large area, ranging between <\/span><b>1600m to 4500m above sea level.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Terrain: It has <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">bare huge rocks, mostly <\/span><b>granite and the peaks laden with snow<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This wildlife sanctuary is characterized by a <\/span><b>predominantly high altitude forest<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Vegetation:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It consists of <\/span><b>Western mixed <a href=\"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/coniferous-forest\/\" target=\"_blank\">coniferous forest<\/a><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> type of vegetation.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Flora:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It consists of deodar, fir, spruce blue pine, oaks and alpine pastures.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Fauna:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Musk Deer, Himalayan Black Bear, Serow, Himalayan Weasel, Himalayan Palm Civet; Cheer Pheasant, <\/span><b>Western Tragopan<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, Speckled Wood-Pigeon etc.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source:<\/b><strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tribuneindia.com\/news\/himachal\/snow-leopard-captured-on-camera-for-first-time-in-dhauladhar-wildlife-sanctuary\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">TI<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dhauladhar Wildlife Sanctuary in Himachal Pradesh is home to diverse flora and fauna across the Dhauladhar and Bara Bhangal ranges. 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