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Kedarnath Wildlife Sanctuary

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Kedarnath Wildlife Sanctuary
Kedarnath Wildlife Sanctuary
Kedarnath Wildlife Sanctuary
Kedarnath Wildlife Sanctuary
Kedarnath Wildlife Sanctuary
Kedarnath Wildlife Sanctuary
Kedarnath Wildlife Sanctuary
Kedarnath Wildlife Sanctuary
Kedarnath Wildlife Sanctuary
Kedarnath Wildlife Sanctuary
Kedarnath Wildlife Sanctuary
Kedarnath Wildlife Sanctuary
Kedarnath Wildlife Sanctuary
Kedarnath Wildlife Sanctuary
Kedarnath Wildlife Sanctuary
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Near Guptakashi, Chamoli, India

Kedarnath Wild Life Sanctuary, also called the Kedarnath Musk Deer Sanctuary, is a wildlife sanctuary declared under Wildlife Protection Act, 1972 and located in Uttarakhand, India. Its alternate name comes from its primary purpose of protecting the endangered Himalayan musk deer. Consisting of an area of 975 km2 , it is the largest protected area in the western Himalayas. It is internationally important for the diversity of its flora and fauna .Located in the Himalayan Highlands with an elevation ranging from 1,160 m to the Chaukhamba peak at 7,068 m , it was a notified reserve forest between 1916 and 1920. It was changed to a sanctuary on 21 January 1972, and has been designated a Habitat/Species Management Area by the IUCN. Since 1972, the area of the park has expanded from 967–975 ha .The sanctuary straddles a geographically diverse landscape and transitional environment. IUCN has reported that From 44.4% to 48.8% of the sanctuary is forested, 7.7% comprises alpine meadows and scrub, 42.1% is rocky or under permanent snow and 1.5% represents formerly forested areas that have been degraded.The sanctuary takes its name from the famous Hindu temple of Kedarnath which is just outside its northern border. The entire 14 km route from Gaurikund to Kedarnath temple passes through the sanctuary.
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