Snow partridge, hill partridge and Himalayan snowcock are rarely sighted. Mr Pandey said the park received at least 50 bird species, including Eurasian woodcock, cuckoos, oriental turtle dove, swifts, swallows, grey nightjar and flycatchers during the summer. Numerous plant species, belonging to more than 425 genera and 124 families, have been spotted in the park area. Sub-alpine zone has the highest diversity of species, followed by alpine and upper temperate zones. Lichens occur in a variety of forms.
Lichens are helpful in monitoring forest conditions like moisture content and effect of pollution.
They are collected exhaustively throughout the Himalayas and used as ingredients of species, ayurvedic medicines and for other purpose. The local people in the buffer zone of the park have recognised the fact that medicinal herbs have been overexploited. Grazing pressures have increased manifold in the past. Mr Pandey said new initiatives had been undertaken under the eco-development approach to collectively conserve the biological diversity in the park. Alternative income generation activities have been started for local villagers in the buffer zone to reduce their dependence of natural resources of the park.