Which of the following National Parks is home to the famous musk deer or hangul?

Which of the following National Parks is home to the famous musk deer or hangul?
  1. Keibul Lamjao National Park, Manipur
  2. Bandhavgarh National Park, Madhya Pradesh
  3. Eaglenest Wildlife Sanctuary, Arunachal Pradesh
  4. Dachigam National Park, Jammu & Kashmir

Solution

Dachigam National Park is located 22 kilometres from Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir. It covers an area of 500 km2. The name of the park literally stands for "ten villages" which could be in memory of the ten villages that were relocated for its formation. The National park is famous for the conservation of Musk deer or Hangul.

Asked in: NEET 2016 (Phase 2)

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