6 National Parks To Spot Himalayan Black And Brown Bear In India

Four species of bears are found in Indian subcontinent, named as Sloth Bear, Moon Bear, Brown Bear and Sun Bear, out the four Sloth Bear is the most common in India and Sun Bear is very rare, found in the tropical rainforest of Northeastern India.

Himalayan Black Bear and Himalayan Black Bear are native to Asia and lives in the great ranges of Himalayas in India. Here is the list of famous national parks of North India to spot Himalayan Black Bear and Himalayan Brown Bear.

# Khangchendzonga National Park – Himalayan Black Bear

Khangchendzonga National Park or Kanchenjunga Biosphere Reserve in Sikkim contains many mammal species such as Sloth bear, Himalayan black bear, red panda and Tibetan wild ass.

# Nanda Devi National Park – Himalayan Black Bear

Nanda Devi National Park is part of the Nanda Devi Biosphere Reserve and is home to a wide variety of fauna including Himalayan black bear and Himalayan brown bear.

# Great Himalayan National Park – Himalayan Brown Bear

Great Himalayan National Park of Himachal Pradesh is the best wildlife park in North India to spot rare Himalayan wild animals such as blue sheep, Himalayan brown bear and exotic snow leopard.

# Gangotri National Park – Himalayan Brown Bear

Gangotri National Park is one of the largest national park in North India and provides majestic beauty of the great Himalayas, home to the snow leopard, black bear as well as Himalayan brown bear (Ursus arctos).

# Valley of Flowers National Park – Asian Black Bear

Valley of Flowers National Park meadows and endemic alpine flowers offers shelters to rare and endangered animals including the brown bear, snow leopard and Asiatic black bear.

# Hemis National Park – Eurasian Brown Bear

Hemis National Park is the largest protected area in India and home to highest density of snow leopard in the Himalayas as well as home to very rare and endangered Eurasian brown bear, Tibetan wolf and Red fox.