Gumot National Park

The Gumot National Park is a high-altitude national park in north eastern Pakistan. It is located within Neelum Valley in Azad Jammu and Kashmir.[1] Conservation efforts in the Gumot National Park are funded by the Global Environment Facility Small Grants Programme and implemented by the Himalayan Wildlife Foundation. The national park is significant as it hosts a connected population of the threatened Himalayan Brown Bear of Pakistan, connected through a network of national parks in northern Pakistan including the Deosai National Park and Musk Deer National Park.[2][3] The park also hosts a population of the threatened musk deer.[4]

References
  1. "Amazing National Parks of Pakistan". Pakistan Tours Guide. 2015-08-07. Retrieved 2019-06-10.
  2. "Project Detail". sgp.undp.org. Retrieved 2019-06-08.
  3. "The Bears in Musk Deer National Park Gurez, Azad Jammu and Kashmir and their Conflict with Local People". ResearchGate. Retrieved 2019-06-08.
  4. Ovais, Fareeha Irfan (2015-11-15). "Environment: Plant poachers". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 2019-06-10.
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