Conservation status:

Protected Areas of Nepal
Categories of PA

Table: Comparison of Protected areas of the world

UN (1997)

Table: Details of Protected Areas of Nepal

S.N.	Name of Protected Areas	Year of Establishment	Area in km2	# of Species	# of endemic	Altitude in meter (msl)
1	National Parks
1.1	Chitwan National Park	1973	932	919	0	150-815
1.2	Bardia National Park	1976	968	839	0	152-1494
1.3	Shiva Puri National Park	2002	144	2122	16	1366-2732
1.4	Khaptad National Park	1984	225	567	4	1000-3276
1.5	Makalu Barun National Park	1992	1500	3073	7	435-8463
1.6	Sagarmatha National Park	1976	1148	1074	11	2800-8850
1.7	Langtang National Park	1976	1710	3689	15	792-7245
1.8	Rara National Park	1976	106	1070	16	1800-4048
1.9	Shey Phoksundo National Park	1984	3555	1579	30	2000-6885
2	Hunting Reserve
2.1	Dhorpatan Hunting Reserve	1987	1325	1150	36	2850-7000
3	Wildlife Reserve
3.1	Parsa Wildlife Reserve	1984	499	919	0	150-815
3.2	Royal Sukla Phanta Wildlife Reserve	1976	305	700	0	90-270
3.3	Koshi Tappu Wildlife Reserve	1976	175	237	1	90
4	Conservation Area
4.1	Annapurna Conservation Area	1986	7629	3430	56	1000-8092
4.2	Kanchenjunga Conservation Area	1997	2035	>3000	11-23	1200-8598
4.3	Manaslu Conservation Area	1998	1663	>2500	NA	1360-8163

Table : Buffer zones of parks and reserves

Protected Area	Buffer Zone Area (km2)	No. of VDCs within Buffer Zone	Estimated Population in Buffer Zone
Royal Chitwan NP	750	37	242,000
Royal Bardia NP	328	17	69,000
Langtang NP	420	26	NA
Shey Phoksundo NP	449	8 9	185
Makalu Barun NP	830	12	32,000
Sagarmatha NP	275	3	13,000
Koshi Tappu WR*	136	13	172,000
Parsa WR*	367	17	126,000
Royal Suklaphanta WR*	153	11	74,000
Total	3,708	144	737,185

* Proposed. NA=Not Available
Source : DNPWC/MFSC (1998/99)