Nepal’s abundant diversity of flora and fauna is due to the fact that the country has an amazing topography within a relatively small distance—from the lowlands of the Terai (about 40 m above sea level) to Mount Everest (8,848 m), the highest point on the planet—a distance of just about 300-350 kilometers, a distance that you can traverse in a day. Continue reading
Nepal has nine national parks and three wildlife reserves where one will come across a diverse range of flora and fauna. Continue reading
Seven thousand one hundred and eighty three—that is number of plant species found in Nepal. Three hundred and eighty—that is the number of fern species that can be found growing in this small country. Three hundred and sixty one—that is number of orchids registered as growing in the country. Continue reading